善意 shàn yì ㄕㄢˋ ㄧˋ sin6 ji3 HSK 7-9
- goodwill
- benevolence
- kindness
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More words with these characters
善
- 友善 yǒu shàn ㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄢˋ jau5 sin6 friendly
- 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
- 完善 wán shàn ㄨㄢˊ ㄕㄢˋ jyun4 sin6 (of systems, facilities etc) comprehensive
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- 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
- 善忘 shàn wàng ㄕㄢˋ ㄨㄤˋ sin6 mong4 to be forgetful; to have a short memory
意
- 主意 zhǔ yi ㄓㄨˇ ˙ㄧ zyu2 ji3 plan
- 介意 jiè yì ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄧˋ gaai3 ji3 to care about
- 任意 rèn yì ㄖㄣˋ ㄧˋ jam6 ji3 any
- 刻意 kè yì ㄎㄜˋ ㄧˋ hak1 ji3 intentionally; deliberately; purposely
- 创意 創意 chuàng yì ㄔㄨㄤˋ ㄧˋ cong3 ji3 creative
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- 合意 hé yì ㄏㄜˊ ㄧˋ hap6 ji3 to suit one's taste
- 同意 tóng yì ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄧˋ tung4 ji3 to agree
- 在意 zài yì ㄗㄞˋ ㄧˋ zoi6 ji3 to care about
- 执意 執意 zhí yì ㄓˊ ㄧˋ zap1 ji3 to be determined to
- 大意 dà yì ㄉㄚˋ ㄧˋ daai6 ji3 general idea
- 大意 dà yi ㄉㄚˋ ˙ㄧ daai6 ji3 careless
- 好意 hǎo yì ㄏㄠˇ ㄧˋ hou2 ji3 good intention
- 如意 rú yì ㄖㄨˊ ㄧˋ jyu4 ji3 as one wants; according to one's wishes
- 寓意 yù yì ㄩˋ ㄧˋ jyu6 ji3 moral (of a story)
- 得意 dé yì ㄉㄜˊ ㄧˋ dak1 ji3 proud of oneself
- 心意 xīn yì ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧˋ sam1 ji3 intention
- 恶意 惡意 è yì ㄜˋ ㄧˋ ok3 ji3 malice
- 意向 yì xiàng ㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ji3 hoeng3 intention
- 意味 yì wèi ㄧˋ ㄨㄟˋ ji3 mei6 meaning
- 意图 意圖 yì tú ㄧˋ ㄊㄨˊ ji3 tou4 intent
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
- 安闲随意 安閑隨意 ān xián suí yì ㄢ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄧˋ on1 haan4 ceoi4 ji3 leisurely and free (idiom); carefree and at ease
- 不怀好意 不懷好意 bù huái hǎo yì ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄏㄠˇ ㄧˋ bat1 waai4 hou2 ji3 (idiom) to harbor evil designs; to harbor malicious intentions
- 差强人意 差強人意 chā qiáng rén yì ㄔㄚ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄧˋ caa1 koeng5 jan4 ji3 (idiom) just passable
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- 诚心诚意 誠心誠意 chéng xīn chéng yì ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄔㄥˊ ㄧˋ sing4 sam1 sing4 ji3 earnestly and sincerely (idiom); with all sincerity
- 诚心实意 誠心實意 chéng xīn shí yì ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕˊ ㄧˋ sing4 sam1 sat6 ji3 earnestly and sincerely (idiom)
- 称心如意 稱心如意 chèn xīn rú yì ㄔㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧˋ cing3 sam1 jyu4 ji3 (idiom) after one's own heart; gratifying; satisfactory; everything one could wish
- 出乎意料 chū hū yì liào ㄔㄨ ㄏㄨ ㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ ceot1 fu4 ji3 liu6 (idiom) unexpected
- 出乎意外 chū hū yì wài ㄔㄨ ㄏㄨ ㄧˋ ㄨㄞˋ ceot1 fu4 ji3 ngoi6 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
- 出其不意 chū qí bù yì ㄔㄨ ㄑㄧˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˋ ceot1 kei4 bat1 ji3 to do sth when least expected (idiom); to catch sb off guard
- 出人意料 chū rén yì liào ㄔㄨ ㄖㄣˊ ㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ ceot1 jan4 ji3 liu6 unexpected (idiom)
Example sentences
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通往 地狱 地獄 的 路 ， 都 是 由 善意 铺 鋪 成 的 。
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
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如果 有 朋友 对 對 你 作出 善意 批评 批評 ， 你 不止 应该 應該 欣然 接受 ， 还 還 要好 好 的 感谢 感謝 他 。
If your friend reminds you kindly of your faults, take what he says not only pleasantly, but thankfully.
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