| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
| 1 | 改善 | 改善 | gǎi shàn | gai3 shan4 | to make better; to improve; Classifiers: 个 | ||
| 2 | 善于 | 善於 | shàn yú | shan4 yu2 | to be good at; to be adept at | ||
| 3 | 善 | 善 | shàn | shan4 | good (virtuous); benevolent; well-disposed; good at sth; to improve or perfect | ||
| 4 | 完善 | 完善 | wán shàn | wan2 shan4 | (of systems, facilities etc) comprehensive; well-developed; excellent; to refine; to improve | ||
| 5 | 善良 | 善良 | shàn liáng | shan4 liang2 | good and honest; kindhearted | ||
| 6 | 妥善 | 妥善 | tuǒ shàn | tuo3 shan4 | appropriate; proper | ||
| 7 | 善恶 | 善惡 | shàn è | shan4 e4 | good and evil; good versus evil | ||
| 8 | 不善 | 不善 | bù shàn | bu4 shan4 | bad; ill; not good at; not to be pooh-poohed; quite impressive | ||
| 9 | 善意 | 善意 | shàn yì | shan4 yi4 | goodwill; benevolence; kindness | ||
| 10 | 善举 | 善舉 | shàn jǔ | shan4 ju3 | meritorious deed; benevolent act | ||
| 11 | 上善若水 | 上善若水 | shàng shàn ruò shuǐ | shang4 shan4 ruo4 shui3 | the ideal is to be like water (which benefits all living things and does not struggle against them) (quotation from the "Book of Dao" 道德经 ) | ||
| 12 | 慈善组织 | 慈善組織 | cí shàn zǔ zhī | ci2 shan4 zu3 zhi1 | charity organization | ||
| 13 | 慈善机构 | 慈善機構 | cí shàn jī gòu | ci2 shan4 ji1 gou4 | charity | ||
| 14 | 慈善抽奖 | 慈善抽獎 | cí shàn chōu jiǎng | ci2 shan4 chou1 jiang3 | a raffle (for charity) | ||
| 15 | 从善如登 | 從善如登 | cóng shàn rú dēng | cong2 shan4 ru2 deng1 | To attain perfection is difficult. (idiom) | ||
| 16 | 从善如登，从恶如崩 | 從善如登，從惡如崩 | cóng shàn rú dēng , cóng è rú bēng | cong2 shan4 ru2 deng1 , cong2 e4 ru2 beng1 | doing good is like a hard climb, doing evil is like an easy fall (idiom) | ||
| 17 | 持续改善 | 持續改善 | chí xù gǎi shàn | chi2 xu4 gai3 shan4 | Continuous improvement | ||
| 18 | 惩恶扬善 | 懲惡揚善 | chéng è yáng shàn | cheng2 e4 yang2 shan4 | to uphold virtue and condemn evil (idiom) | ||
| 19 | 惩恶劝善 | 懲惡勸善 | chéng è quàn shàn | cheng2 e4 quan4 shan4 | see 惩恶扬善 | ||
| 20 | 长袖善舞 | 長袖善舞 | cháng xiù shàn wǔ | chang2 xiu4 shan4 wu3 | long sleeves help one dance beautifully (idiom); money and power will help you in any occupation | ||
| 21 | 不获善终 | 不獲善終 | bù huò shàn zhōng | bu4 huo4 shan4 zhong1 | to be unable to die a natural death (idiom) | ||
| 22 | 褒善贬恶 | 褒善貶惡 | bāo shàn biǎn è | bao1 shan4 bian3 e4 | to glorify virtue and censure evil (idiom) | ||
| 23 | 百善孝为先 | 百善孝為先 | bǎi shàn xiào wéi xiān | bai3 shan4 xiao4 wei2 xian1 | of all virtues filial piety is most important (idiom) | ||
| 24 | 安善 | 安善 | ān shàn | an1 shan4 | Anshan | ||
| 25 | 最善 | 最善 | zuì shàn | zui4 shan4 | optimal; the best |
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