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HSK
(of systems, facilities etc) comprehensive / well-developed / excellent / to refine / to improve
HSK 3
to be good at; to be adept at
HSK 4
good and honest / kindhearted
HSK 4
to make better; to improve / CL: 個|个
HSK 4
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good (virtuous) / benevolent / well-disposed / good at sth / to improve or perfect
HSK 7-9
appropriate; proper
HSK 7-9
goodwill / benevolence / kindness
HSK 7-9
benevolent / charitable
HSK 7-9
friendly
HSK 7-9
Jiashan county in Jiaxing 嘉興|嘉兴, Zhejiang
fickle / mercurial / changeable / capricious / to be apt to change
good and evil / good versus evil
to deal with the aftermath (arising from an accident) / funeral arrangements / reparations
to do good works / to be merciful
philanthropist / charitable person / well-doer
to treat well
good actions
good deeds
to be of service to others / to help others / benevolent
hypocritical
virtue has its reward, evil its retribution
Yongshan county in Zhaotong 昭通, Yunnan
can sing and dance (idiom); fig. a person of many talents
kindness / benevolence / philanthropy / virtuous intentions
perfect (idiom); perfection / the best of all possible worlds / as good as it gets
melancholy and moody (idiom); depressed personality
readily following good advice (idiom); willing to accept other people's views
goodwill
to be good at using (sth) / to put (sth) to good use
to do a good deed every day
to uphold virtue and condemn evil (idiom)
(idiom) to let the matter rest; to just let it go; to take it lying down (usu. used in the negative)
meritorious deed / benevolent act
where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth / to carry things through / I started, so I'll finish.
to guide patiently and systematically (idiom)
good
old book / good book / reliable book / rare book
virtue has its rewards (idiom); one good turn deserves another
kind and charitable
beautiful and good
lit. kind brows, pleasant eyes (idiom) / fig. amiable looking; benign-faced
(idiom) to be nothing to write home about
glib of tongue (idiom) / eloquent
long sleeves help one dance beautifully (idiom); money and power will help you in any occupation
sensitive; emotional
the more the better
eloquent / good at arguing
to choose the right course and follow it (idiom)
(idiom) the finest place in the nation (often used in reference to the capital city)
lay practitioners of Buddhism
(idiom) to highlight sb's good points but omit to mention their faults
doing good deeds brings the greatest joy (idiom)
Centrum (brand)
to distinguish good and evil (idiom); to uphold virtue and condemn evil / to praise good and expose vice
good words
fair wind
wise policy / best policy
the theory of Mencius that people are by nature good
optimal / the best
excellent
supreme goodness / (respectful term for sb's mother)
bad / ill / not good at / not to be pooh-poohed / quite impressive
charity organization
truth, goodness and beauty
white lie
to cherish wealth
docile / tractable
(Buddhism) good karma
kindhearted / good-natured
to claim credit due to others; to appropriate others' credit or honor
to be forgetful; to have a short memory
Alxa, league in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 內蒙古自治區|内蒙古自治区
philanthropist / humanitarian / charity donor
Alxa Left Banner, Mongolian Alshaa Züün khoshuu, in Alxa League 阿拉善盟, Inner Mongolia (formerly in Gansu 1969-1979)
hypocrite
imperfect
Yongshan county in Zhaotong 昭通, Yunnan
good karma
to improve relations
man at birth is fundamentally good in nature (the first two lines of Three Character Classic 三字經|三字经)
If one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better (idiom)
to cooperate in a charity project
to choose what is good and hold fast to it (idiom)
charity
goodwill ambassador
to be good at
to have a mean-looking face but a heart of gold (idiom)
words of a man on his deathbed always come from the heart (proverb)
to be good at understanding others (idiom)
He who comes is surely ill-intentioned, no-one well-meaning will come (idiom). / Be careful not to trust foreigners. / Beware of Greeks bearing gifts!
to encourage virtue and punish evil (idiom); fig. poetic justice / you get what's coming to you
much capital, good business (idiom); fig. good trading conditions
the ideal is to be like water (which benefits all living things and does not struggle against them) (quotation from the "Book of Dao" 道德經|道德经)
doing good is like a hard climb, doing evil is like an easy fall (idiom)
of all virtues filial piety is most important (idiom)
to attain perfection (idiom)
thoughtfulness / wholesome thinking (Buddhism)

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