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HSK
good and honest / kindhearted
HSK 4
(of systems, facilities etc) comprehensive / well-developed / excellent / to refine / to improve
HSK 3
to be good at; to be adept at
HSK 4
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
virtue has its rewards (idiom); one good turn deserves another
(idiom) to be nothing to write home about
Alxa Right Banner, Mongolian Alshaa Baruun khoshuu, in Alxa League 阿拉善盟, Inner Mongolia (formerly in Gansu 1969-1979)
Yongshan county in Zhaotong 昭通, Yunnan
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
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
good deeds
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)
words of a man on his deathbed always come from the heart (proverb)
to be good at understanding others (idiom)
to be of service to others / to help others / benevolent
to be brave and good at fighting (idiom)
imperfect
philanthropist / charitable person / well-doer
good words
good-natured
doing good is like a hard climb, doing evil is like an easy fall (idiom)
to cooperate in a charity project
wise policy / best policy
to guide patiently and systematically (idiom)
to do a good deed every day
kindhearted / good-natured
to choose the right course and follow it (idiom)
truth, goodness and beauty
to treat well
meritorious deed / benevolent act
kindness / benevolence / philanthropy / virtuous intentions
false compassion / bogus charity
take good care of yourself! (idiom)
charity
If one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better (idiom)
kind and charitable
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!
good and evil / good versus evil
hypocrite
to deal with the aftermath (arising from an accident) / funeral arrangements / reparations
to be good at working for one's own profit (idiom)
Jiashan county in Jiaxing 嘉興|嘉兴, Zhejiang
white lie
(idiom) to work for the common good beyond one's own interests
to be forgetful; to have a short memory
philanthropist / humanitarian / charity donor
turn away from evil and follow virtue
(idiom) expert at appointing people according to their abilities; to put the right people in the right places
take good care of yourself!
eloquent / good at arguing
long sleeves help one dance beautifully (idiom); money and power will help you in any occupation
(idiom) (originally, in Mencius) to cultivate one's moral character in solitude; (modern sense) to look after only one's own interests
old book / good book / reliable book / rare book
to uphold virtue and condemn evil (idiom)
fickle / mercurial / changeable / capricious / to be apt to change
a raffle (for charity)
to distinguish good and evil (idiom); to uphold virtue and condemn evil / to praise good and expose vice
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 choose what is good and hold fast to it (idiom)
to renounce evil and turn to virtue (idiom)
doing good deeds brings the greatest joy (idiom)
to encourage virtue and punish evil (idiom); fig. poetic justice / you get what's coming to you
readily following good advice (idiom); willing to accept other people's views
of all virtues filial piety is most important (idiom)
excellent
lit. kind brows, pleasant eyes (idiom) / fig. amiable looking; benign-faced
the theory of Mencius that people are by nature good
highly literate / lit. capable at poetry, proficient at prose
charity organization
perfect (idiom); perfection / the best of all possible worlds / as good as it gets
Yongshan county in Zhaotong 昭通, Yunnan
supreme goodness / (respectful term for sb's mother)
to die naturally with dignity; to pass away peacefully / (of partnerships, projects etc) to end well; to have a good ending
(idiom) resourceful and decisive; resolute and sagacious
hypocritical
to have a mean-looking face but a heart of gold (idiom)
(idiom) to let the matter rest; to just let it go; to take it lying down (usu. used in the negative)
the more the better
(idiom) emotionally sensitive and prone to melancholy
(idiom) the finest place in the nation (often used in reference to the capital city)
docile / tractable
Jiashan county in Jiaxing 嘉興|嘉兴, Zhejiang
goodwill
to be good at
to do good works / to be merciful
virtue has its reward, evil its retribution
optimal / the best
beautiful and good
glib of tongue (idiom) / eloquent

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