Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.
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| 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 | 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) | ||
| 13 | 慈眉善目 | 慈眉善目 | cí méi shàn mù | ci2 mei2 shan4 mu4 | kind brows, pleasant eyes (idiom); amiable looking; benign-faced | ||
| 14 | 慈善事业 | 慈善事業 | cí shàn shì yè | ci2 shan4 shi4 ye4 | a charitable enterprise; a philanthropic undertaking (idiom) | ||
| 15 | 慈善家 | 慈善家 | cí shàn jiā | ci2 shan4 jia1 | philanthropist; humanitarian; charity donor | ||
| 16 | 从善如流 | 從善如流 | cóng shàn rú liú | cong2 shan4 ru2 liu2 | readily following good advice (idiom); willing to accept other people's views | ||
| 17 | 多愁善病 | 多愁善病 | duō chóu shàn bìng | duo1 chou2 shan4 bing4 | to be always in grief and prone to illness (idiom) | ||
| 18 | 慈悲乐善 | 慈悲樂善 | cí bēi lè shàn | ci2 bei1 le4 shan4 | benevolent and charitable (idiom) | ||
| 19 | 惩恶扬善 | 懲惡揚善 | chéng è yáng shàn | cheng2 e4 yang2 shan4 | to uphold virtue and condemn evil (idiom) | ||
| 20 | 惩恶劝善 | 懲惡勸善 | chéng è quàn shàn | cheng2 e4 quan4 shan4 | see 惩恶扬善 | ||
| 21 | 不完善 | 不完善 | bù wán shàn | bu4 wan2 shan4 | imperfect | ||
| 22 | 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) | ||
| 23 | 褒善贬恶 | 褒善貶惡 | bāo shàn biǎn è | bao1 shan4 bian3 e4 | to glorify virtue and censure evil (idiom) | ||
| 24 | 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) | ||
| 25 | 最善 | 最善 | zuì shàn | zui4 shan4 | optimal; the best |
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