善后 (善後)
shàn hòu
Pinyin

Definition

善后 (善後)
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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 classifier: 个 gè

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

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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