善变
shàn biàn
Pinyin

Definition

善变
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shàn biàn
  1. fickle
  2. mercurial
  3. changeable
  4. capricious
  5. to be apt to change

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

善
shàn
  1. 1 good (virtuous)
  2. 2 benevolent
  3. 3 well-disposed
  4. 4 good at sth
  5. 5 to improve or perfect
善于
shàn yú
  1. 1 to be good at
  2. 2 to be adept at
善良
shàn liáng
  1. 1 good and honest
  2. 2 kindhearted
完善
wán shàn
  1. 1 (of systems, facilities etc) comprehensive
  2. 2 well-developed
  3. 3 excellent
  4. 4 to refine
  5. 5 to improve
改善
gǎi shàn
  1. 1 to make better
  2. 2 to improve
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
友善
yǒu shàn
  1. 1 friendly
善事
shàn shì
  1. 1 good deeds
善哉
shàn zāi
  1. 1 excellent
善待
shàn dài
  1. 1 to treat well
善心
shàn xīn
  1. 1 kindness
  2. 2 benevolence
  3. 3 philanthropy
  4. 4 virtuous intentions
善恶
shàn è
  1. 1 good and evil
  2. 2 good versus evil
善意
shàn yì
  1. 1 goodwill
  2. 2 benevolence
  3. 3 kindness
善款
shàn kuǎn
  1. 1 contributions
  2. 2 donations
善用
shàn yòng
  1. 1 to be good at using (sth)
  2. 2 to put (sth) to good use
善解人意
shàn jiě rén yì
  1. 1 to be good at understanding others (idiom)
善变
shàn biàn
  1. 1 fickle
  2. 2 mercurial
  3. 3 changeable
  4. 4 capricious
  5. 5 to be apt to change
多愁善感
duō chóu shàn gǎn
  1. 1 melancholy and moody (idiom); depressed personality
妥善
tuǒ shàn
  1. 1 appropriate
  2. 2 proper
慈善
cí shàn
  1. 1 benevolent
  2. 2 charitable
慈善家
cí shàn jiā
  1. 1 philanthropist
  2. 2 humanitarian
  3. 3 charity donor

Idioms (20)

乏善可陈
fá shàn kě chén
  1. 1 to be nothing to write home about (idiom)
来者不善，善者不来
lái zhě bù shàn , shàn zhě bù lái
  1. 1 He who comes is surely ill-intentioned, no-one well-meaning will come (idiom).
  2. 2 Be careful not to trust foreigners.
  3. 3 Beware of Greeks bearing gifts!
劝善惩恶
quàn shàn chéng è
  1. 1 to encourage virtue and punish evil (idiom); fig. poetic justice
  2. 2 you get what's coming to you
善始善终
shàn shǐ shàn zhōng
  1. 1 where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth
  2. 2 to carry things through
  3. 3 I started, so I'll finish.
善有善报
shàn yǒu shàn bào
  1. 1 virtue has its rewards (idiom); one good turn deserves another
善自为谋
shàn zì wéi móu
  1. 1 to be good at working for one's own profit (idiom)
善自珍摄
shàn zì zhēn shè
  1. 1 take good care of yourself! (idiom)
善解人意
shàn jiě rén yì
  1. 1 to be good at understanding others (idiom)
善财难舍
shàn cái nán shě
  1. 1 to cherish wealth and find it hard to give up (idiom); refusing to contribute to charity
  2. 2 skinflint
  3. 3 miserly
多愁善感
duō chóu shàn gǎn
  1. 1 melancholy and moody (idiom); depressed personality
多钱善贾
duō qián shàn gǔ
  1. 1 much capital, good business (idiom); fig. good trading conditions
工欲善其事，必先利其器
gōng yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì
  1. 1 To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
彰善瘅恶
zhāng shàn dàn è
  1. 1 to distinguish good and evil (idiom); to uphold virtue and condemn evil
  2. 2 to praise good and expose vice
从善如流
cóng shàn rú liú
  1. 1 readily following good advice (idiom); willing to accept other people's views
从善如登，从恶如崩
cóng shàn rú dēng , cóng è rú bēng
  1. 1 doing good is like a hard climb, doing evil is like an easy fall (idiom)
循循善诱
xún xún shàn yòu
  1. 1 to guide patiently and systematically (idiom)
慈眉善目
cí méi shàn mù
  1. 1 kind brows, pleasant eyes (idiom); amiable looking
  2. 2 benign-faced
慈眉善眼
cí méi shàn yǎn
  1. 1 kind brows, pleasant eyes (idiom); amiable looking
  2. 2 benign-faced
惩恶扬善
chéng è yáng shàn
  1. 1 to uphold virtue and condemn evil (idiom)
择善固执
zé shàn gù zhí
  1. 1 to choose what is good and hold fast to it (idiom)

Sample Sentences

都以为相爱就像风云的善变。
dōu yǐwèi xiāng ài jiù xiàng fēng yún de shànbiàn 。
We think that loving each other is like the changing of the clouds
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