善恶 善惡
善恶 善惡 shàn è ㄕㄢˋ ㄜˋ sin6 ok3
- good and evil
- good versus evil
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善
- 友善 yǒu shàn ㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄢˋ jau5 sin6 friendly
- 善意 shàn yì ㄕㄢˋ ㄧˋ sin6 ji3 goodwill
- 善于 善於 shàn yú ㄕㄢˋ ㄩˊ sin6 jyu1 to be good at; to be adept at
- 善良 shàn liáng ㄕㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄤˊ sin6 loeng4 good and honest
- 妥善 tuǒ shàn ㄊㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄢˋ to5 sin6 appropriate; proper
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- 完善 wán shàn ㄨㄢˊ ㄕㄢˋ jyun4 sin6 (of systems, facilities etc) comprehensive
- 慈善 cí shàn ㄘˊ ㄕㄢˋ ci4 sin6 benevolent
- 改善 gǎi shàn ㄍㄞˇ ㄕㄢˋ goi2 sin6 to make better; to improve
- 行善 xíng shàn ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄢˋ hang4 sin6 to do good works
- 不善 bù shàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄢˋ bat1 sin6 bad
- 伪善 偽善 wěi shàn ㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄢˋ ngai6 sin6 hypocritical
- 和善 hé shàn ㄏㄜˊ ㄕㄢˋ wo4 sin6 good-natured
- 善事 shàn shì ㄕㄢˋ ㄕˋ sin6 si6 good deeds
- 善人 shàn rén ㄕㄢˋ ㄖㄣˊ sin6 jan4 philanthropist
- 善哉 shàn zāi ㄕㄢˋ ㄗㄞ sin6 zoi1 excellent
- 善因 shàn yīn ㄕㄢˋ ㄧㄣ sin6 jan1 (Buddhism) good karma
- 善存 Shàn cún ㄕㄢˋ ㄘㄨㄣˊ sin6 cyun4 Centrum (brand)
- 善待 shàn dài ㄕㄢˋ ㄉㄞˋ sin6 doi6 to treat well
- 善后 善後 shàn hòu ㄕㄢˋ ㄏㄡˋ sin6 hau6 to deal with the aftermath (arising from an accident)
- 善心 shàn xīn ㄕㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄣ sin6 sam1 kindness
恶 惡
- 凶恶 兇惡 xiōng è ㄒㄩㄥ ㄜˋ hung1 ok3 fierce
- 厌恶 厭惡 yàn wù ㄧㄢˋ ㄨˋ jim3 wu3 to loathe
- 可恶 可惡 kě wù ㄎㄜˇ ㄨˋ ho2 wu3 repulsive
- 恶劣 惡劣 è liè ㄜˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ ok3 lyut3 vile
- 恶化 惡化 è huà ㄜˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ok3 faa3 to worsen
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- 恶心 惡心 ě xīn ㄜˇ ㄒㄧㄣ ok3 sam1 nausea
- 恶性 惡性 è xìng ㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ok3 sing3 malignant
- 恶意 惡意 è yì ㄜˋ ㄧˋ ok3 ji3 malice
- 罪恶 罪惡 zuì è ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄜˋ zeoi6 ok3 crime
- 邪恶 邪惡 xié è ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄜˋ ce4 ok3 sinister
- 丑恶 醜惡 chǒu è ㄔㄡˇ ㄜˋ cau2 ok3 ugly
- 无恶不作 無惡不作 wú è bù zuò ㄨˊ ㄜˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ mou4 ok3 bat1 zok3 not to shrink from any crime (idiom); to commit any imaginable misdeed
- 交恶 交惡 jiāo wù ㄐㄧㄠ ㄨˋ gaau1 ok3 to become enemies; to become hostile towards each other
- 作恶 作惡 zuò è ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄜˋ zok3 ok3 to do evil
- 元恶 元惡 yuán è ㄩㄢˊ ㄜˋ jyun4 ok3 arch-criminal
- 凶恶 凶惡 xiōng è ㄒㄩㄥ ㄜˋ hung1 ok3 variant of 凶恶, fierce
- 喜恶 喜惡 xǐ è ㄒㄧˇ ㄜˋ hei2 wu3 likes and dislikes
- 恶心 噁心 ě xīn ㄜˇ ㄒㄧㄣ variant of 恶心
- 奸恶 奸惡 jiān è ㄐㄧㄢ ㄜˋ gaan1 ok3 crafty and evil
- 好恶 好惡 hào wù ㄏㄠˋ ㄨˋ hou3 wu3 lit. likes and dislikes
Idioms with these characters
- 长袖善舞 長袖善舞 cháng xiù shàn wǔ ㄔㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄢˋ ㄨˇ coeng4 zau6 sin6 mou5 long sleeves help one dance beautifully (idiom); money and power will help you in any occupation
- 惩恶扬善 懲惡揚善 chéng è yáng shàn ㄔㄥˊ ㄜˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄕㄢˋ cing4 ok3 joeng4 sin6 to uphold virtue and condemn evil (idiom)
- 慈眉善目 cí méi shàn mù ㄘˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄇㄨˋ ci4 mei4 sin6 muk6 (idiom) kind-looking; benevolent-looking
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- 从善如流 從善如流 cóng shàn rú liú ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ cung4 sin6 jyu4 lau4 readily following good advice (idiom); willing to accept other people's views
- 多愁善感 duō chóu shàn gǎn ㄉㄨㄛ ㄔㄡˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄍㄢˇ do1 sau4 sin6 gam2 (idiom) emotionally sensitive and prone to melancholy
- 多谋善断 多謀善斷 duō móu shàn duàn ㄉㄨㄛ ㄇㄡˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ do1 mau4 sin6 dyun6 (idiom) resourceful and decisive; resolute and sagacious
- 多钱善贾 多錢善賈 duō qián shàn gǔ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄍㄨˇ do1 cin4 sin6 gu2 much capital, good business (idiom); fig. good trading conditions
- 独善其身 獨善其身 dú shàn qí shēn ㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕㄣ duk6 sin6 kei4 san1 (idiom) (originally, in Mencius) to cultivate one's moral character in solitude; (modern sense) to look after only one's own interests
- 乏善可陈 乏善可陳 fá shàn kě chén ㄈㄚˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄔㄣˊ fat6 sin6 ho2 can4 (idiom) to be nothing to write home about
- 兼善天下 jiān shàn tiān xià ㄐㄧㄢ ㄕㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ gim1 sin6 tin1 haa6 (idiom) to work for the common good beyond one's own interests
- 不念旧恶 不念舊惡 bù niàn jiù è ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄜˋ bat1 nim6 gau6 ok3 do not recall old grievances (idiom, from Analects); forgive and forget
- 除恶务尽 除惡務盡 chú è wù jìn ㄔㄨˊ ㄜˋ ㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ceoi4 ok3 mou6 zeon6 to eradicate evil completely (idiom); thorough in rooting out wickedness
- 恶叉白赖 惡叉白賴 è chā bái lài ㄜˋ ㄔㄚ ㄅㄞˊ ㄌㄞˋ ok3 caa1 baak6 laai6 evil behavior (idiom); brazen villainy
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- 恶贯满盈 惡貫滿盈 è guàn mǎn yíng ㄜˋ ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄇㄢˇ ㄧㄥˊ ok3 gun3 mun5 jing4 lit. strung through and filled with evil (idiom); filled with extreme evil
- 恶有恶报 惡有惡報 è yǒu è bào ㄜˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄜˋ ㄅㄠˋ ok3 jau5 ok3 bou3 evil has its retribution (idiom); to suffer the consequences of one's bad deeds
- 恶语中伤 惡語中傷 è yǔ zhòng shāng ㄜˋ ㄩˇ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄤ ok3 jyu5 zung3 soeng1 (idiom) to slander viciously
- 鬼怕恶人 鬼怕惡人 guǐ pà è rén ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄆㄚˋ ㄜˋ ㄖㄣˊ gwai2 paa3 ok3 jan4 lit. ghosts are afraid of evil too
- 好逸恶劳 好逸惡勞 hào yì wù láo ㄏㄠˋ ㄧˋ ㄨˋ ㄌㄠˊ hou3 jat6 wu3 lou4 to love ease and comfort and hate work (idiom)
- 怙恶不悛 怙惡不悛 hù è bù quān ㄏㄨˋ ㄜˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄩㄢ wu6 ok3 bat1 syun1 to keep doing evil without a sense of repentance (idiom)
Example sentences
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区分 區分 善恶 善惡 不容 易 。
It is not easy to distinguish good from evil.
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有 智慧 才能 分辨 善恶 善惡 邪 正 ； 有 谦虚 謙虛 才能 建立 美满 美滿 人生 。
Only with wisdom can one distinguish between good and evil; only with humility can one build a happy life.
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