善
良

Good and honest in Chinese: 善良 (shàn liáng)

shàn liáng

good and honest

HSK 3.0 Level 42 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1good and honest
  2. 2kindhearted

Stroke order

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善
良

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄢˋ

shàn

ㄕ/ shㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

ㄌㄧㄤˊ

liáng

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iㄤ/ angˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

See 善良 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他天性善良。

    tā tiān xìng shàn liáng。

    He's good by nature.

  • 她心地善良。

    tā xīn dì shàn liáng。

    The girl has a sweet heart.

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Related words

良

liáng

good

善

shàn

good (virtuous)

改善

gǎi shàn

to make better

良好

liáng hǎo

good

善于

shàn yú

to be good at

完善

wán shàn

(of systems, facilities etc) comprehensive

优良

yōu liáng

fine

不良

bù liáng

bad

慈善

cí shàn

benevolent

改良

gǎi liáng

to improve (sth)

良心

liáng xīn

conscience

良性

liáng xìng

positive (in its effect)

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