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善良

shàn liáng · shan liang

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. good and honest
  2. kindhearted
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Grandma next door

  1. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)的(de)邻居(línjū)奶奶(nǎinai)很(hěn)善良(shànliáng)。

    Our neighbour, Grandma, is very kind.

  2. Liangliang

    为什么(wèishénme)这么(zhème)说(shuō)？

    Why do you say that?

  3. Dengdeng

    她(tā)每天(měitiān)给(gěi)楼下(lóuxià)的(de)小鸟(xiǎoniǎo)喂(wèi)米(mǐ)，昨天(zuótiān)还(hái)给(gěi)我(wǒ)送(sòng)了(le)一碗(yīwǎn)汤(tāng)。

    She feeds rice to the birds downstairs every day, and yesterday she brought me a bowl of soup.

  4. Liangliang

    善良(shànliáng)的(de)奶奶(nǎinai)！你(nǐ)说(shuō)谢谢(xièxie)了(le)吗(ma)？

    What a kind grandma! Did you say thank you?

  5. Dengdeng

    说了(shuōle)，然后(ránhòu)她(tā)又(yòu)送(sòng)了(le)一碗(yīwǎn)。

    I did, and then she brought another bowl.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

善(shàn)良(liáng)是(shì)聋(lóng)子(zi)能(néng)听(tīng)盲(máng)人(rén)能(néng)看(kàn)的(de)语(yǔ)言(yán)。

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)真(zhēn)是(shì)一(yí)个(gè)很(hěn)善(shàn)良(liáng)的(de)愿(yuàn)望(wàng)。

This is a really kind wish.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Gustav249 · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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