温良恭俭让
wēn liáng gōng jiǎn ràng
Pinyin

Definition

温良恭俭让
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wēn liáng gōng jiǎn ràng
  1. kindhearted and moderate (idiom); temperate and gentle

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

不良
bù liáng
  1. 1 bad
  2. 2 harmful
  3. 3 unhealthy
善良
shàn liáng
  1. 1 good and honest
  2. 2 kindhearted
恭
gōng
  1. 1 respectful
恭喜
gōng xǐ
  1. 1 congratulations
  2. 2 greetings
恭喜发财
gōng xǐ fā cái
  1. 1 May you have a prosperous New Year! (New Year's greeting)
良好
liáng hǎo
  1. 1 good
  2. 2 favorable
  3. 3 well
  4. 4 fine
优良
yōu liáng
  1. 1 fine
  2. 2 good
  3. 3 first-rate
奥尔良
Ào ěr liáng
  1. 1 Orléans
恭候
gōng hòu
  1. 1 to look forward to sth
  2. 2 to wait respectfully
恭祝
gōng zhù
  1. 1 to congratulate respectfully
  2. 2 to wish good luck and success (esp. to a superior)
  3. 3 with best wishes (in writing)
恭维
gōng wei
  1. 1 to praise
  2. 2 to speak highly of
  3. 3 compliment
  4. 4 praise
恭贺
gōng hè
  1. 1 to congratulate respectfully
  2. 2 to express good wishes
改良
gǎi liáng
  1. 1 to improve (sth)
  2. 2 to reform (a system)
消化不良
xiāo huà bù liáng
  1. 1 indigestion
良
liáng
  1. 1 good
  2. 2 very
  3. 3 very much
良久
liáng jiǔ
  1. 1 a good while
  2. 2 a long time
良心
liáng xīn
  1. 1 conscience
良性
liáng xìng
  1. 1 positive (in its effect)
  2. 2 leading to good consequences
  3. 3 virtuous
  4. 4 (medicine) benign (tumor etc)
良方
liáng fāng
  1. 1 good medicine
  2. 2 effective prescription
  3. 3 fig. good plan
  4. 4 effective strategy
良机
liáng jī
  1. 1 a good chance
  2. 2 a golden opportunity

Idioms (20)

久病成良医
jiǔ bìng chéng liáng yī
  1. 1 long illness makes the patient into a good doctor (idiom)
前倨后恭
qián jù hòu gōng
  1. 1 to switch from arrogance to deference (idiom)
丧尽天良
sàng jìn tiān liáng
  1. 1 devoid of conscience (idiom); utterly heartless
坐失良机
zuò shī liáng jī
  1. 1 to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance
居心不良
jū xīn bù liáng
  1. 1 to harbor evil intentions (idiom)
广结良缘
guǎng jié liáng yuán
  1. 1 to earn people's praise through one's good deeds (idiom)
恭敬不如从命
gōng jìng bù rú cóng mìng
  1. 1 deference is no substitute for obedience (idiom)
  2. 2 (said to accept sb's request, invitation etc)
恭贺佳节
gōng hè jiā jié
  1. 1 season's greetings (idiom)
挚友良朋
zhì yǒu liáng péng
  1. 1 intimate friend and companion (idiom)
温良恭俭让
wēn liáng gōng jiǎn ràng
  1. 1 kindhearted and moderate (idiom); temperate and gentle
玩世不恭
wán shì bù gōng
  1. 1 to trifle without respect (idiom); to despise worldly conventions
  2. 2 frivolous
良宵美景
liáng xiāo měi jǐng
  1. 1 fine evening, beautiful scenery (idiom)
良工心苦
liáng gōng xīn kǔ
  1. 1 expert craft from hard practice (idiom); hard-won skill
  2. 2 A masterpiece demands suffering.
良师益友
liáng shī yì yǒu
  1. 1 good teacher and helpful friend (idiom); mentor
良心喂狗
liáng xīn wèi gǒu
  1. 1 to have fed one's conscience to the dogs (idiom)
  2. 2 devoid of conscience
良知良能
liáng zhī liáng néng
  1. 1 instinctive understanding, esp. of ethical issues (idiom); untrained, but with an inborn sense of right and wrong
  2. 2 innate moral sense
良药苦口
liáng yào kǔ kǒu
  1. 1 good medicine tastes bitter (idiom); fig. frank criticism is hard to swallow
良辰吉日
liáng chén jí rì
  1. 1 fine time, lucky day (idiom); fig. good opportunity
良辰美景
liáng chén měi jǐng
  1. 1 fine time, beautiful scenery (idiom); everything lovely
逼良为娼
bī liáng wéi chāng
  1. 1 to force an honest girl into prostitution (idiom)
  2. 2 to debauch

Sample Sentences

这叫有骨气! 以前我们穷，说话没分量。现在中国不一样了，你也做出点大国人民的架势来嘛！温良恭俭让，那不是摆明让人欺负吗？
zhè jiào yǒu gǔqì ! yǐqián wǒmen qióng ，shuōhuà méi fènliang 。xiànzài Zhōngguó bùyīyàng le ，nǐ yě zuòchū diǎnr dàguórénmín de jiàshi lái ma ！wēnliánggōngjiǎnràng ，nà bù shì bǎimíng ràngrén qīfu ma ？
That's called having some guts! We used to be really poor, and what we said didn't matter. But now China's different. How about showing some pride at being from a powerful country! The ancient virtues of gentleness, respect, frugality and deference-- isn't it clear that these are just an invitation for others to take advantage of us?
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