善 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

STROKES

WORDS

与人为善 yǔ rén wéi shàn to be of service to others; to help others; benevolent
多多益善 duō duō yì shàn the more the better
能言善辩 néng yán shàn biàn glib of tongue (idiom); eloquent
善用 shàn yòng to be good at using (sth); to put (sth) to good use
能歌善舞 néng gē shàn wǔ can sing and dance (idiom); fig. a person of many talents
善忘 shàn wàng forgetful; amnesia
美善 měi shàn beautiful and good
良善 liáng shàn good
循循善诱 xún xún shàn yòu to guide patiently and systematically (idiom)
善男信女 shàn nán xìn nǚ lay practitioners of Buddhism
永善 yǒng shàn Yongshan county in Zhaotong 昭通[Zhao1 tong1], Yunnan
慈眉善目 cí méi shàn mù kind brows, pleasant eyes (idiom); amiable looking; benign-faced
真善美 zhēn shàn měi truth, goodness and beauty
不完善 bù wán shàn imperfect
乏善可陈 fá shàn kě chén to be nothing to write home about (idiom)
乏善可陳 fá shàn kě chén to be nothing to write home about (idiom)
人之初，性本善 rén zhī chū ， xìng běn shàn man at birth is fundamentally good in nature; the first two lines of Three Character Classic 三字經|三字经[San1 zi4 Jing1]
人之将死，其言也善 rén zhī jiāng sǐ ， qí yán yě shàn words of a man on his deathbed always come from the heart (proverb)
人之將死，其言也善 rén zhī jiāng sǐ ， qí yán yě shàn words of a man on his deathbed always come from the heart (proverb)
来者不善，善者不来 lái zhě bù shàn ， shàn zhě bù lái He who comes is surely ill-intentioned, no-one well-meaning will come (idiom).; Be careful not to trust foreigners.; Beware of Greeks bearing gifts!
來者不善，善者不來 lái zhě bù shàn ， shàn zhě bù lái He who comes is surely ill-intentioned, no-one well-meaning will come (idiom).; Be careful not to trust foreigners.; Beware of Greeks bearing gifts!
假善人 jiǎ shàn rén false compassion; bogus charity
偽善 wěi shàn hypocritical
伪善者 wěi shàn zhě hypocrite
偽善者 wěi shàn zhě hypocrite
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