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Frequency data: Cai & Brysbaert, SUBTLEX-CH (2010), Creative Commons Attribution. The data includes word forms with at least 10 occurrences in an older subtitle sample. It does not provide current frequency or HSK levels. Absence from the sample does not establish that a word is rare. Names, variants and restricted readings identified in the source appear after general-use entries within the same match type.

善shàn

good (virtuous) / benevolent / well-disposed / good at sth / to improve or perfect

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慈善cí shàn

benevolent / charitable

善良shàn liáng

good and honest / kindhearted

善于shàn yú

to be good at / to be adept at

善事shàn shì

good deeds

善意shàn yì

goodwill / benevolence / kindness

友善yǒu shàn

friendly

改善gǎi shàn

to make better / to improve

完善wán shàn

(of systems, facilities etc) comprehensive / well-developed / excellent / to refine / to improve

和善hé shàn

good-natured

善心shàn xīn

kindness / benevolence / philanthropy / virtuous intentions

善解人意shàn jiě rén yì

to be good at understanding others (idiom)

善后shàn hòu

to deal with the aftermath (arising from an accident) / funeral arrangements / reparations

善待shàn dài

to treat well

善恶shàn è

good and evil / good versus evil

善举shàn jǔ

meritorious deed / benevolent act

善变shàn biàn

fickle / mercurial / changeable / capricious / to be apt to change

善人shàn rén

philanthropist / charitable person / well-doer

善终shàn zhōng

to die naturally with dignity / to pass away peacefully / (of partnerships, projects etc) to end well / to have a good ending

善始善终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.

慈善家cí shàn jiā

philanthropist / humanitarian / charity donor

伪善wěi shàn

hypocritical

妥善tuǒ shàn

appropriate / proper

行善xíng shàn

to do good works / to be merciful

尽善尽美jìn shàn jìn měi

perfect (idiom) / perfection / the best of all possible worlds / as good as it gets

不善bù shàn

bad / ill / not good at / not to be pooh-poohed / quite impressive

乐善好施lè shàn hào shī

kind and charitable

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

善哉shàn zāi

excellent

善因shàn yīn

(Buddhism) good karma

善后借款shàn hòu jiè kuǎn

reconstruction loan provided by Great Powers to Yuan Shikai in 1913

善忘shàn wàng

to be forgetful / to have a short memory

善思shàn sī

thoughtfulness / wholesome thinking (Buddhism)

善意的谎言shàn yì de huǎng yán

white lie

善感shàn gǎn

sensitive / emotional

善有善报shàn yǒu shàn bào

virtue has its rewards (idiom) / one good turn deserves another

善有善报,恶有恶报shàn yǒu shàn bào , è yǒu è bào

virtue has its reward, evil its retribution

善本shàn běn

old book / good book / reliable book / rare book

善款shàn kuǎn

contributions / donations

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