善后
shàn hòu
Pinyin

Definition

善后
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shàn hòu
  1. to deal with the aftermath (arising from an accident)
  2. funeral arrangements
  3. reparations

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

善
shàn
  1. 1 good (virtuous)
  2. 2 benevolent
  3. 3 well-disposed
  4. 4 good at sth
  5. 5 to improve or perfect
善于
shàn yú
  1. 1 to be good at
  2. 2 to be adept at
善良
shàn liáng
  1. 1 good and honest
  2. 2 kindhearted
完善
wán shàn
  1. 1 (of systems, facilities etc) comprehensive
  2. 2 well-developed
  3. 3 excellent
  4. 4 to refine
  5. 5 to improve
改善
gǎi shàn
  1. 1 to make better
  2. 2 to improve
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
友善
yǒu shàn
  1. 1 friendly
善事
shàn shì
  1. 1 good deeds
善哉
shàn zāi
  1. 1 excellent
善待
shàn dài
  1. 1 to treat well
善心
shàn xīn
  1. 1 kindness
  2. 2 benevolence
  3. 3 philanthropy
  4. 4 virtuous intentions
善恶
shàn è
  1. 1 good and evil
  2. 2 good versus evil
善意
shàn yì
  1. 1 goodwill
  2. 2 benevolence
  3. 3 kindness
善款
shàn kuǎn
  1. 1 contributions
  2. 2 donations
善用
shàn yòng
  1. 1 to be good at using (sth)
  2. 2 to put (sth) to good use
善解人意
shàn jiě rén yì
  1. 1 to be good at understanding others (idiom)
善变
shàn biàn
  1. 1 fickle
  2. 2 mercurial
  3. 3 changeable
  4. 4 capricious
  5. 5 to be apt to change
多愁善感
duō chóu shàn gǎn
  1. 1 melancholy and moody (idiom); depressed personality
妥善
tuǒ shàn
  1. 1 appropriate
  2. 2 proper
慈善
cí shàn
  1. 1 benevolent
  2. 2 charitable
慈善家
cí shàn jiā
  1. 1 philanthropist
  2. 2 humanitarian
  3. 3 charity donor

Idioms (20)

乏善可陈
fá shàn kě chén
  1. 1 to be nothing to write home about (idiom)
来者不善，善者不来
lái zhě bù shàn , shàn zhě bù lái
  1. 1 He who comes is surely ill-intentioned, no-one well-meaning will come (idiom).
  2. 2 Be careful not to trust foreigners.
  3. 3 Beware of Greeks bearing gifts!
劝善惩恶
quàn shàn chéng è
  1. 1 to encourage virtue and punish evil (idiom); fig. poetic justice
  2. 2 you get what's coming to you
善始善终
shàn shǐ shàn zhōng
  1. 1 where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth
  2. 2 to carry things through
  3. 3 I started, so I'll finish.
善有善报
shàn yǒu shàn bào
  1. 1 virtue has its rewards (idiom); one good turn deserves another
善自为谋
shàn zì wéi móu
  1. 1 to be good at working for one's own profit (idiom)
善自珍摄
shàn zì zhēn shè
  1. 1 take good care of yourself! (idiom)
善解人意
shàn jiě rén yì
  1. 1 to be good at understanding others (idiom)
善财难舍
shàn cái nán shě
  1. 1 to cherish wealth and find it hard to give up (idiom); refusing to contribute to charity
  2. 2 skinflint
  3. 3 miserly
多愁善感
duō chóu shàn gǎn
  1. 1 melancholy and moody (idiom); depressed personality
多钱善贾
duō qián shàn gǔ
  1. 1 much capital, good business (idiom); fig. good trading conditions
工欲善其事，必先利其器
gōng yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì
  1. 1 To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
彰善瘅恶
zhāng shàn dàn è
  1. 1 to distinguish good and evil (idiom); to uphold virtue and condemn evil
  2. 2 to praise good and expose vice
从善如流
cóng shàn rú liú
  1. 1 readily following good advice (idiom); willing to accept other people's views
从善如登，从恶如崩
cóng shàn rú dēng , cóng è rú bēng
  1. 1 doing good is like a hard climb, doing evil is like an easy fall (idiom)
循循善诱
xún xún shàn yòu
  1. 1 to guide patiently and systematically (idiom)
慈眉善目
cí méi shàn mù
  1. 1 kind brows, pleasant eyes (idiom); amiable looking
  2. 2 benign-faced
慈眉善眼
cí méi shàn yǎn
  1. 1 kind brows, pleasant eyes (idiom); amiable looking
  2. 2 benign-faced
惩恶扬善
chéng è yáng shàn
  1. 1 to uphold virtue and condemn evil (idiom)
择善固执
zé shàn gù zhí
  1. 1 to choose what is good and hold fast to it (idiom)

Sample Sentences

我不同意。奥巴马要解决的问题不是他自己造成的，都是小布什搞得一团糟，但奥巴马很有担当，愿意处理善后，只是不可能那么快。
wǒ bù tóngyì 。Àobāmǎ yào jiějué de wèntí bùshì tā zìjǐ zàochéng de ，dōu shì XiǎoBùshí gǎo de yītuánzāo ，dàn Àobāmǎ hěn yǒu dāndāng ，yuànyì chǔlǐ shànhòu ，zhǐshì bù kěnéng nàme kuài 。
I disagree. The problems that Obama has had to resolve aren't his own doing. It's all the mess created by George W. Bush. However, Obama is capable and willing to deal with the mess, but it can't happen so fast.
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