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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.
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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1善于 善於 shàn shan4 yu2to be good at; to be adept at
2 shànshan4good (virtuous); benevolent; well-disposed; good at sth; to improve or perfect
3善良 善良 shàn liángshan4 liang2good and honest; kindhearted
4善恶 善惡 shàn èshan4 e4good and evil; good versus evil
5善意 善意 shàn shan4 yi4goodwill; benevolence; kindness
6善举 善舉 shàn shan4 ju3meritorious deed; benevolent act
7善罢甘休 善罷甘休 shàn gān xiūshan4 ba4 gan1 xiu1to leave the matter at that; to be prepared to let go; to be willing to take things lying down
8善本 善本 shàn běnshan4 ben3old book; good book; reliable book; rare book
9善变 善變 shàn biànshan4 bian4eloquent; good at arguing; fickle; mercurial; changeable; capricious; to be apt to change
10善财 善財 shàn cáishan4 cai2to cherish wealth
11善财难舍 善財難捨 shàn cái nán shěshan4 cai2 nan2 she3to cherish wealth and find it hard to give up (idiom); refusing to contribute to charity; skinflint; miserly
12善策 善策 shàn shan4 ce4wise policy; best policy
13善存 善存 shàn cúnShan4 cun2Centrum (brand)
14善待 善待 shàn dàishan4 dai4to treat well
15善风 善風 shàn fēngshan4 feng1fair wind
16善感 善感 shàn gǎnshan4 gan3sensitive; emotional
17善贾而沽 善賈而沽 shàn ér shan4 gu3 er2 gu1to wait for an opportunity and sell at a high price (idiom)
18善后 善後 shàn hòushan4 hou4to deal with the aftermath (arising from an accident); funeral arrangements; reparations
19善后借款 善後借款 shàn hòu jiè kuǎnshan4 hou4 jie4 kuan3reconstruction loan provided by Great Powers to Yuan Shikai in 1913
20善化 善化 shàn huàShan4 hua4Shanhua town in Tainan county 台南县 , Taiwan
21善化镇 善化鎮 shàn huà zhènShan4 hua4 zhen4Shanhua town in Tainan county 台南县 , Taiwan
22善解人意 善解人意 shàn jiě rén shan4 jie3 ren2 yi4to be good at understanding others (idiom)
23善款 善款 shàn kuǎnshan4 kuan3contributions; donations
24善男信女 善男信女 shàn nán xìn shan4 nan2 xin4 nu:3lay practitioners of Buddhism
25善能 善能 shàn néngshan4 neng2to be good at
26善骑能射 善騎能射 shàn néng shèshan4 qi2 neng2 she4to be skilled in riding and shooting (idiom)
27善人 善人 shàn rénshan4 ren2philanthropist; charitable person; well-doer
28善善从长 善善從長 shàn shàn cóng chángshan4 shan4 cong2 chang2capable of learning from others' strong points to offset one's weakness (idiom)
29善始善终 善始善終 shàn shǐ shàn zhōngshan4 shi3 shan4 zhong1where 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.
30善事 善事 shàn shìshan4 shi4good deeds
31善思 善思 shàn shan4 si1thoughtfulness; wholesome thinking (Buddhism)
32善忘 善忘 shàn wàngshan4 wang4forgetful; amnesia
33善心 善心 shàn xīnshan4 xin1kindness; benevolence; philanthropy; virtuous intentions
34善行 善行 shàn xíngshan4 xing2good actions
35善行足式 善行足式 shàn xíng shìshan4 xing2 zu2 shi4kind deed worthy of emulation (idiom)
36善言 善言 shàn yánshan4 yan2good words
37善言辞 善言辭 shàn yán shan4 yan2 ci2articulate; eloquent
38善意的谎言 善意的謊言 shàn de huǎng yánshan4 yi4 de5 huang3 yan2white lie
39善用 善用 shàn yòngshan4 yong4to be good at using (sth); to put (sth) to good use
40善游者溺 善游者溺 shàn yóu zhě shan4 you2 zhe3 ni4Over-confidence in one's skill may bring disaster. (idiom)
41善有善报 善有善報 shàn yǒu shàn bàoshan4 you3 shan4 bao4virtue has its rewards (idiom); one good turn deserves another
42善有善报,恶有恶报 善有善報,惡有惡報 shàn yǒu shàn bào , è yǒu è bàoshan4 you3 shan4 bao4 , e4 you3 e4 bao4virtue has its reward, evil its retribution
43善有善报,恶有恶报,若然不报时晨未到 善有善報,惡有惡報,若然不報時晨未到 shàn yǒu shàn bào , è yǒu è bào , ruò rán bào shí chén wèi dàoshan4 you3 shan4 bao4 , e4 you3 e4 bao4 , ruo4 ran2 bu4 bao4 shi2 chen2 wei4 dao4Good has its reward and evil has its recompense. The payback is just a matter of time
44善有善报恶有恶报若然不报时辰未到 善有善報惡有惡報若然不報時晨未到 shàn yǒu shàn bào è yǒu è bào ruò rán bào shí chén wèi dàoshan4 you3 shan4 bao4 e4 you3 e4 bao4 ruo4 ran2 bu4 bao4 shi2 chen2 wei4 dao4Virtue has its reward, evil its retribution; it is just a matter of time.
45善缘 善緣 shàn yuánshan4 yuan2good karma
46善哉 善哉 shàn zāishan4 zai1excellent
47善战善胜 善戰善勝 shàn zhàn shàn shèngshan4 zhan4 shan4 sheng4to be good at fighting and winning (idiom)
48善者不辩,辩者不善 善者不辯,辯者不善 shàn zhě biàn , biàn zhě shànshan4 zhe3 bu4 bian4 , bian4 zhe3 bu4 shan4Good words are not persuasive, persuasive words are not good (idiom, from Laozi 老子 81). Do not be taken in by appearances.
49善自保重 善自保重 shàn bǎo zhòngshan4 zi4 bao3 zhong4take good care of yourself!
50善自为谋 善自為謀 shàn wéi móushan4 zi4 wei2 mou2to be good at working for one's own profit (idiom)
51善自珍摄 善自珍攝 shàn zhēn shèshan4 zi4 zhen1 she4take good care of yourself! (idiom)

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