"善" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 shàn good (virtuous) / benevolent / well-disposed / good at sth / to improve or perfect
Results beginning with 善
 shàn liáng good and honest / kindhearted
 shàn yú to be good at / to be adept at
 shàn yì goodwill / benevolence / kindness
 shàn dài to treat well
 shàn è good and evil / good versus evil
 shàn hòu to deal with the aftermath (arising from an accident) / funeral arrangements / reparations
 shàn yòng to be good at using (sth) / to put (sth) to good use
 shàn biàn fickle / mercurial / changeable / capricious / to be apt to change
 shàn xīn kindness / benevolence / philanthropy / virtuous intentions
 shàn shì good deeds
 shàn zāi excellent
 shàn kuǎn contributions / donations
 shàn rén philanthropist / charitable person / well-doer
 shàn xíng good actions
 shàn běn old book / good book / reliable book / rare book
 shàn biàn eloquent / good at arguing
 shàn gǎn sensitive / emotional
 shàn yán good words
 Shàn cún Centrum (brand)
 shàn cái to cherish wealth
 shàn cè wise policy / best policy
 shàn fēng fair wind
 Shàn huà Shanhua town in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
 shàn jǔ meritorious deed / benevolent act
 shàn néng to be good at
 shàn sī thoughtfulness / wholesome thinking (Buddhism)
 shàn wàng forgetful / amnesia
 shàn yīn (Buddhism) good karma
 shàn yuán good karma
 shàn zhì good governance
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 Shàn huà zhèn Shanhua town in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
 shàn yán cí articulate / eloquent
 shàn jiě rén yì to be good at understanding others (idiom)
 shàn bà gān xiū to leave the matter at that / to be prepared to let go / to be willing to take things lying down
 shàn nán xìn nu:3 lay practitioners of Buddhism
 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.
 shàn yǒu shàn bào virtue has its rewards (idiom) / one good turn deserves another
 shàn cái nán shě to cherish wealth and find it hard to give up (idiom) / refusing to contribute to charity / skinflint / miserly
 shàn zì wéi móu to be good at working for one's own profit (idiom)
 shàn hòu jiè kuǎn reconstruction loan provided by Great Powers to Yuan Shikai in 1913
 shàn yì bà quán benign hegemony
 shàn zì bǎo zhòng take good care of yourself!
 shàn zì zhēn shè take good care of yourself! (idiom)
  drawdown medical unit
 shàn è de bǐ àn Beyond
 shàn yì de huǎng yán white lie
  Good Governance and Oversight Principles
  Agreement of Good Will and Confidence Building for the Settlement of the Problem in Darfur / Agreement of Good Will and Confidence Building
 shàn yǒu shàn bào , è yǒu è bào virtue has its reward, evil its retribution
 shàn zhě bù biàn , biàn zhě bù shàn Good words are not persuasive, persuasive words are not good (idiom, from Laozi 老子 / 81). Do not be taken in by appearances.
 shàn yǒu shàn bào , è yǒu è bào , ruò rán bù bào shí chén wèi dào Good has its reward and evil has its recompense. The payback is just a matter of time
Approximate Results for 善
 wán shàn (of systems, facilities etc) comprehensive / well-developed / excellent / to refine / to improve
 gǎi shàn to make better / to improve / CL:個|个[ge4]
 cí shàn benevolent / charitable
 tuǒ shàn appropriate / proper
 bù shàn bad / ill / not good at / not to be pooh-poohed / quite impressive
 yǒu shàn friendly
 hé shàn good-natured
 xíng shàn to do good works / to be merciful
 qīn shàn goodwill
 wěi shàn hypocritical
 liáng shàn good
 Shàn shàn Piqan county or Pichan nahiyisi in Turpan prefecture 吐魯番地區|吐鲁番地区[Tu3 lu3 fan1 di4 qu1], Xinjiang
 xìng shàn the theory of Mencius that people are by nature good
 Jiā shàn Jiashan county in Jiaxing 嘉興|嘉兴[Jia1 xing1], Zhejiang
 měi shàn beautiful and good
 qí shàn Qishan
 rǎng shàn to claim credit due to others / to appropriate other's credit or honor
 xùn shàn docile / tractable
 Yǒng shàn Yongshan county in Zhaotong 昭通[Zhao1 tong1], Yunnan
 zuì shàn optimal / the best
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 bù wán shàn imperfect
 zhēn shàn měi truth, goodness and beauty
 cí shàn jiā philanthropist / humanitarian / charity donor
 A1 lā shàn Alxa league, a prefecture-level subdivision of Inner Mongolia
 jiǎ shàn rén false compassion / bogus charity
 Jiā shàn xiàn Jiashan county in Jiaxing 嘉興|嘉兴[Jia1 xing1], Zhejiang
 Shàn shàn xiàn Piqan county or Pichan nahiyisi in Turpan prefecture 吐魯番地區|吐鲁番地区[Tu3 lu3 fan1 di4 qu1], Xinjiang
 wěi shàn zhě hypocrite
 Yǐn Pǔ shàn Yun Poseon (1897-1990), South Korean Democratic party politician, mayor of Seoul from 1948, president 1960-1962
 Yǒng shàn xiàn Yongshan county in Zhaotong 昭通[Zhao1 tong1], Yunnan
 duō chóu shàn gǎn melancholy and moody (idiom) / depressed personality
 jìn shàn jìn měi perfect (idiom) / perfection / the best of all possible worlds / as good as it gets
 cí shàn jī gòu charity
 duō duō yì shàn the more the better
 shàng shàn ruò shuǐ the ideal is to be like water (which benefits all living things and does not struggle against them) (quotation from the "Book of Dao" 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1])
 xún xún shàn yòu to guide patiently and systematically (idiom)
 fá shàn kě chén to be nothing to write home about (idiom)
 cóng shàn rú liú readily following good advice (idiom) / willing to accept other people's views
 qì è cóng shàn to renounce evil and turn to virtue (idiom)
 cháng xiù shàn wǔ long sleeves help one dance beautifully (idiom) / money and power will help you in any occupation
 chéng è quàn shàn see 懲惡揚善|惩恶扬善[cheng2 e4 yang2 shan4]
 cí méi shàn mù kind brows, pleasant eyes (idiom) / amiable looking / benign-faced
 cí méi shàn yǎn kind brows, pleasant eyes (idiom) / amiable looking / benign-faced
 duō móu shàn duàn resourceful and decisive / resolute and sagacious
 duō qián shàn gǔ much capital, good business (idiom) / fig. good trading conditions
 gǎi è xiàng shàn turn away from evil and follow virtue
 lè shàn hào shī kind and charitable
 quàn shàn chéng è to encourage virtue and punish evil (idiom) / fig. poetic justice / you get what's coming to you
 shǒu shàn zhī qū the finest place in the nation (often used in reference to the capital city) / also written 首善之地[shou3 shan4 zhi1 di4]
 wéi shàn zuì lè doing good deeds brings the greatest joy (idiom)
 xiāo yǒng shàn zhàn to be brave and good at fighting (idiom)
 yǔ rén wéi shàn to be of service to others / to help others / benevolent
 zhī rén shàn rèn expert at appointing people according to their abilities (idiom) / to put the right people in the right places
使  Emissary of Goodwill
  charitable giving
  charity promotion
 A1 lā shàn Méng Alxa League, a prefecture-level subdivision of Inner Mongolia
 chéng è yáng shàn to uphold virtue and condemn evil (idiom)
 cí shàn chōu jiǎng a raffle (for charity)
 cí shàn zǔ zhī charity organization
 gǎi shàn guān xi to improve relations
 gǎi shàn tōng xùn to improve communications
 gòng xiāng shàn jǔ to cooperate in a charity project
 miàn è xīn shàn to have a mean-looking face but a heart of gold (idiom)
 néng gē shàn wǔ can sing and dance (idiom) / fig. a person of many talents
 néng shī shàn wén highly literate / lit. capable at poetry, proficient at prose
 néng xiě shàn suàn to be literate and numerate (idiom)
 néng yán shàn biàn glib of tongue (idiom) / eloquent
 pèi tào wán shàn comprehensive
使 qīn shàn dà shǐ goodwill ambassador
 rì xíng yī shàn to do a good deed every day
 xīn dì shàn liáng kindhearted / good-natured
 xíng chǒu xīn shàn an ugly face may hide a virtuous heart (idiom)
 yǐn è yáng shàn to praise the virtue of sb or sth while concealing their faults
 yī shàn dì qū Isan
 zé shàn ér cóng to choose the right course and follow it (idiom)
 zé shàn gù zhí to choose what is good and hold fast to it (idiom)
 zhāng shàn dàn è to distinguish good and evil (idiom) / to uphold virtue and condemn evil / to praise good and expose vice
 zhāng shàn dàn è to distinguish good and evil (idiom) / to uphold virtue and condemn evil / to praise good and expose vice
 zhēn yú wán shàn to attain perfection (idiom)
 zhī rén shàn yòng see 知人善任[zhi1 ren2 shan4 ren4]
  Brothers of Charity
  Department for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice
  Mercy Corps International
  International Philanthropy Day
  sound management
 A1 lā shàn Yòu qí Alxa Right Banner, Mongolian Alshaa Baruun khoshuu, in Alxa League 阿拉善盟[A1 la1 shan4 Meng2], Inner Mongolia (formerly in Gansu 1969-1979)
 A1 lā shàn Zuǒ qí Alxa Left Banner, Mongolian Alshaa Züün khoshuu, in Alxa League 阿拉善盟[A1 la1 shan4 Meng2], Inner Mongolia (formerly in Gansu 1969-1979)
 bǎi shàn xiào wéi xiān of all virtues filial piety is most important (idiom)
 duì huán jìng yǒu shàn environment friendliness
 guó jì cí shàn shè Caritas Internationalis
  environmentally friendly
  International Association of Charities
  corporate philanthropy
  Al-Ataa Charitable Association
  International Philanthropy Conference
  Global Philanthropy Forum
  Better Parenting Initiative
  World Goodwill
 juān líng qián zuò shàn shì Change for Good
  perfect security
  Sisters of Mercy of the Americas
  Bischöfliches Hilfswerk Misereor E.V.
  Qatar Charitable Society
 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]
 yīng lián bāng shàn zhèng fāng àn Commonwealth Good Government Programme
 yī sī lán cí shàn zǔ zhī Islamic-based charity / Islamic charity
  Programme of Action for the Improvement of Nutrition
  Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance
  Commission for Human Rights and Good Governance
 cái wù guǎn lǐ gǎi shàn fāng àn Financial Management Improvement Programme
 quán qiú gǎi shàn yíng yǎng lián méng Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition
  Metropolitan Environmental Improvement Project
  Charity Foundation for Special Diseases
  Improved Governance and Accountability Pact
  Metropolitan Environmental Improvement Programme
 cóng shàn rú dēng , cóng è rú bēng doing good is like a hard climb, doing evil is like an easy fall (idiom)
 guò ér néng gǎi , shàn mò dà yān If one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better (idiom)
 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!
 lián hé guó shàn hòu jiù jì zǒng shǔ United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (dissolved)
 rén zhī jiāng sǐ , qí yán yě shàn words of a man on his deathbed always come from the heart (proverb)
  after-care of disposal sites
  ex aequo et bono
  International Standing Conference on Philanthropy
  Special Action Programme for Improving Nutrition
  Secours Catholique - Caritas France
  Firooznia Charity Foundation
  World Programme for the Improvement of Vital Statistics
  Planning for Better Family Living Programme
 yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
Al Insan 巴  Ard Al Insan Palestinian Benevolent Association
  Opera Pia International for Active Aging
  Programme for Improving Livelihoods and Urban Settlements
 gōng yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
  Guiding Principles for improving the situation of the Roma
使  Airline Ambassadors International
  Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights and Good Governance
  Benevolent Community Education and Rural Development Society
  infrastructure and camp improvement programme
  Gaddafi International Charity and Development Foundation
  social investment and philanthropy partnership
  Framework for Principles for Promoting Good Governance and Combating Corruption
  Trust Fund for Management Improvements and Systems Development
  Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee
  International Programme for the Improvement of Working Conditions and Environment
 dí bài gǎi shàn shēng huó huán jìng zuì jiā fàn lì jiǎng Dubai Award for Best Practices to Improve the Living Environment
  Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field
  Sirius Global Animal Charitable Trust
  European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
·-文  Association socio-culturelle de bienfaisance de Bender Djedid
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