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HSK
good and honest / kindhearted
HSK 4
to be good at; to be adept at
HSK 4
(of systems, facilities etc) comprehensive / well-developed / excellent / to refine / to improve
HSK 3
to make better; to improve / CL: 個|个
HSK 4
friendly
HSK 7-9
appropriate; proper
HSK 7-9
goodwill / benevolence / kindness
HSK 7-9
To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
kind and charitable
Alxa Right Banner, Mongolian Alshaa Baruun khoshuu, in Alxa League 阿拉善盟, Inner Mongolia (formerly in Gansu 1969-1979)
man at birth is fundamentally good in nature (the first two lines of Three Character Classic 三字經|三字经)
to be good at using (sth) / to put (sth) to good use
goodwill
bad / ill / not good at / not to be pooh-poohed / quite impressive
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good (virtuous) / benevolent / well-disposed / good at sth / to improve or perfect
HSK 7-9
benevolent / charitable
HSK 7-9
charity organization
hypocrite
good deeds
to uphold virtue and condemn evil (idiom)
eloquent / good at arguing
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)
to be good at understanding others (idiom)
imperfect
philanthropist / charitable person / well-doer
good words
good-natured
fickle / mercurial / changeable / capricious / to be apt to change
to be of service to others / to help others / benevolent
wise policy / best policy
white lie
to do a good deed every day
kindhearted / good-natured
reconstruction loan provided by Great Powers to Yuan Shikai in 1913
truth, goodness and beauty
(idiom) to be nothing to write home about
to treat well
highly literate / lit. capable at poetry, proficient at prose
long sleeves help one dance beautifully (idiom); money and power will help you in any occupation
kindness / benevolence / philanthropy / virtuous intentions
meritorious deed / benevolent act
false compassion / bogus charity
(idiom) resourceful and decisive; resolute and sagacious
readily following good advice (idiom); willing to accept other people's views
perfect (idiom); perfection / the best of all possible worlds / as good as it gets
Jiashan county in Jiaxing 嘉興|嘉兴, Zhejiang
to encourage virtue and punish evil (idiom); fig. poetic justice / you get what's coming to you
(idiom) to work for the common good beyond one's own interests
(idiom) to let the matter rest; to just let it go; to take it lying down (usu. used in the negative)
virtue has its rewards (idiom); one good turn deserves another
to be forgetful; to have a short memory
philanthropist / humanitarian / charity donor
of all virtues filial piety is most important (idiom)
(idiom) expert at appointing people according to their abilities; to put the right people in the right places
take good care of yourself!
articulate / eloquent
charity
fair wind
hypocritical
doing good is like a hard climb, doing evil is like an easy fall (idiom)
goodwill ambassador
old book / good book / reliable book / rare book
to be good at working for one's own profit (idiom)
turn away from evil and follow virtue
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!
much capital, good business (idiom); fig. good trading conditions
If one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better (idiom)
(idiom) the finest place in the nation (often used in reference to the capital city)
to die naturally with dignity; to pass away peacefully / (of partnerships, projects etc) to end well; to have a good ending
to attain perfection (idiom)
good and evil / good versus evil
excellent
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 deal with the aftermath (arising from an accident) / funeral arrangements / reparations
lit. kind brows, pleasant eyes (idiom) / fig. amiable looking; benign-faced
good karma
the theory of Mencius that people are by nature good
glib of tongue (idiom) / eloquent
words of a man on his deathbed always come from the heart (proverb)
to be brave and good at fighting (idiom)
Yongshan county in Zhaotong 昭通, Yunnan
to choose what is good and hold fast to it (idiom)
to have a mean-looking face but a heart of gold (idiom)
the more the better
(idiom) emotionally sensitive and prone to melancholy
(idiom) to highlight sb's good points but omit to mention their faults
to distinguish good and evil (idiom); to uphold virtue and condemn evil / to praise good and expose vice
to cherish wealth and find it hard to give up (idiom); refusing to contribute to charity / skinflint / miserly
virtue has its reward, evil its retribution
to be good at
take good care of yourself! (idiom)
to choose the right course and follow it (idiom)
to renounce evil and turn to virtue (idiom)
doing good deeds brings the greatest joy (idiom)
to do good works / to be merciful
a raffle (for charity)

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