shàn

good, virtuous, charitable, kind

HSK 5 #749

DEFINITIONS

  • good, virtuous, charitable, kind
  • good (virtuous)
  • benevolent
  • well-disposed
  • good at sth
  • to improve or perfect

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WORDS

良 shàn liáng good and honest; kindhearted
于 shàn yú to be good at; to be adept at
gǎi shàn to make better; to improve; CL:個|个[ge4]
wán shàn (of systems, facilities etc) comprehensive; well-developed; excellent; to refine; to improve
cí shàn benevolent; charitable
tuǒ shàn appropriate; proper
yǒu shàn friendly
事 shàn shì good deeds
意 shàn yì goodwill; benevolence; kindness
hé shàn good-natured
家 cí shàn jiā philanthropist; humanitarian; charity donor
wěi shàn hypocritical
心 shàn xīn kindness; benevolence; philanthropy; virtuous intentions
解人意 shàn jiě rén yì to be good at understanding others (idiom)
后 shàn hòu to deal with the aftermath (arising from an accident); funeral arrangements; reparations
待 shàn dài to treat well
恶 shàn è good and evil; good versus evil
xíng shàn to do good works; to be merciful
举 shàn jǔ meritorious deed; benevolent act
尽美 jìn shàn jìn měi perfect (idiom); perfection; the best of all possible worlds; as good as it gets
bù shàn bad; ill; not good at; not to be pooh-poohed; quite impressive
变 shàn biàn fickle; mercurial; changeable; capricious; to be apt to change
好施 lè shàn hào shī kind and charitable
人 shàn rén philanthropist; charitable person; well-doer
终 shàn shǐ shàn zhōng where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth; to carry things through; I started, so I'll finish.
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