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善意

shàn yì · shan yi

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. goodwill
  2. benevolence
  3. kindness
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A kind note

  1. Dengdeng

    门口(ménkǒu)有(yǒu)一袋(yīdài)苹果(píngguǒ)，还(hái)有(yǒu)一张(yīzhāng)纸条(zhǐtiáo)。

    There is a bag of apples at the door, and a note.

  2. Liangliang

    纸条(zhǐtiáo)上(shàng)写(xiě)：送给(sònggěi)邻居(línjū)一点(yīdiǎn)善意(shànyì)。

    The note says: a little kindness for the neighbours.

  3. Dengdeng

    会(huì)是(shì)谁(shéi)呢(ne)？这(zhè)份(fèn)善意(shànyì)真(zhēn)暖(nuǎn)。

    Who could it be? This kindness is so warm.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)猜(cāi)是(shì)对门(duìmén)的(de)奶奶(nǎinai)，我(wǒ)帮(bāng)她(tā)拿(ná)过(guò)快递(kuàidì)。

    I guess it's the grandma across the hall. I got a parcel for her once.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)也(yě)送(sòng)她(tā)一袋(yīdài)橘子(júzi)，回(huí)一份(yīfèn)善意(shànyì)。

    Then let's give her a bag of oranges too, and return the kindness.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

通(tōng)往(wǎng)地(dì)狱(yù)的(de)路(lù)，都(dōu)是(shì)由(yóu)善(shàn)意(yì)铺(pū)成(chéng)的(de)。

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by shekitten · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)带(dài)着(zhe)善(shàn)意(yì)帮(bāng)助(zhù)了(le)新(xīn)来(lái)的(de)同(tóng)学(xué)。

She helped the new classmate with goodwill.

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