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(of systems, facilities etc) comprehensive / well-developed / excellent / to refine / to improve
HSK 3
to make better; to improve / CL: 個|个
HSK 4
benevolent / charitable
HSK 7-9
appropriate; proper
HSK 7-9
friendly
HSK 7-9
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  *善* | 善* | *善
good (virtuous) / benevolent / well-disposed / good at sth / to improve or perfect
HSK 7-9
bad / ill / not good at / not to be pooh-poohed / quite impressive
good-natured
beautiful and good
good
to do good works / to be merciful
supreme goodness / (respectful term for sb's mother)
to be of service to others / to help others / benevolent
turn away from evil and follow virtue
the more the better
(idiom) to highlight sb's good points but omit to mention their faults
Yongshan county in Zhaotong 昭通, Yunnan
hypocritical
goodwill
docile / tractable
to claim credit due to others; to appropriate others' credit or honor
Jiashan county in Jiaxing 嘉興|嘉兴, Zhejiang
optimal / the best
the theory of Mencius that people are by nature good
to do a good deed every day
man at birth is fundamentally good in nature (the first two lines of Three Character Classic 三字經|三字经)
to have a mean-looking face but a heart of gold (idiom)
to uphold virtue and condemn evil (idiom)
imperfect
words of a man on his deathbed always come from the heart (proverb)
Yun Poseon (1897-1990), South Korean Democratic party politician, mayor of Seoul from 1948, president 1960-1962
to renounce evil and turn to virtue (idiom)
to attain perfection (idiom)


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