性善
xìng shàn
Pinyin

Definition

性善
 - 
xìng shàn
  1. the theory of Mencius that people are by nature good

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

人性
rén xìng
  1. 1 human nature
  2. 2 humanity
  3. 3 human
  4. 4 the totality of human attributes
任性
rèn xìng
  1. 1 willful
  2. 2 headstrong
  3. 3 unruly
个性
gè xìng
  1. 1 individuality
  2. 2 personality
善
shàn
  1. 1 good (virtuous)
  2. 2 benevolent
  3. 3 well-disposed
  4. 4 good at sth
  5. 5 to improve or perfect
善待
shàn dài
  1. 1 to treat well
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
女性
nu:3 xìng
  1. 1 woman
  2. 2 the female sex
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
弹性
tán xìng
  1. 1 flexibility
  2. 2 elasticity
性
xìng
  1. 1 nature
  2. 2 character
  3. 3 property
  4. 4 quality
  5. 5 attribute
  6. 6 sexuality
  7. 7 sex
  8. 8 gender
  9. 9 suffix forming adjective from verb
  10. 10 suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity
  11. 11 essence
  12. 12 CL:個|个[gè]
性感
xìng gǎn
  1. 1 sex appeal
  2. 2 eroticism
  3. 3 sexuality
  4. 4 sexy
性格
xìng gé
  1. 1 nature
  2. 2 disposition
  3. 3 temperament
  4. 4 character
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
感性
gǎn xìng
  1. 1 perception
  2. 2 perceptual
  3. 3 sensibility
  4. 4 sensitive
  5. 5 emotional
  6. 6 sentimental
改善
gǎi shàn
  1. 1 to make better
  2. 2 to improve
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
理性
lǐ xìng
  1. 1 reason
  2. 2 rationality
  3. 3 rational
男性
nán xìng
  1. 1 the male sex
  2. 2 a male
异性
yì xìng
  1. 1 the opposite sex
  2. 2 of the opposite sex
  3. 3 heterosexual
  4. 4 different in nature
习惯性
xí guàn xìng
  1. 1 customary
一次性
yī cì xìng
  1. 1 one-off (offer)
  2. 2 one-time
  3. 3 single-use
  4. 4 disposable (goods)

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!
修心养性
xiū xīn yǎng xìng
  1. 1 to cultivate the heart and nurture the character (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation
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
好记性不如烂笔头
hǎo jì xìng bù rú làn bǐ tóu
  1. 1 the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)
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

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