慈
善

Benevolent in Chinese: 慈善 (cí shàn)

cí shàn

benevolent

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1benevolent
  2. 2charitable

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慈
善

Zhuyin

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ㄘˊ

cí

ㄘ/ cˊ/ second tone

ㄕㄢˋ

shàn

ㄕ/ shㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 他经常参加各种慈善活动。

    tā jīng cháng cān jiā gè zhǒng cí shàn huó dòng。

    He often takes part in all kinds of charitable activities.

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Related words

善

shàn

good (virtuous)

改善

gǎi shàn

to make better

善良

shàn liáng

good and honest

善于

shàn yú

to be good at

完善

wán shàn

(of systems, facilities etc) comprehensive

慈祥

cí xiáng

kindly

仁慈

rén cí

benevolent

善意

shàn yì

goodwill

妥善

tuǒ shàn

appropriate

友善

yǒu shàn

friendly

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