善罢甘休
shàn bà gān xiū
Pinyin

Definition

善罢甘休
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shàn bà gān xiū
  1. to leave the matter at that
  2. to be prepared to let go
  3. to be willing to take things lying down

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

休息
xiū xi
  1. 1 rest
  2. 2 to rest
休闲
xiū xián
  1. 1 leisure
  2. 2 relaxation
  3. 3 not working
  4. 4 idle
  5. 5 to enjoy leisure
  6. 6 to lie fallow
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
甘
Gān
  1. 1 surname Gan
  2. 2 abbr. for Gansu Province 甘肅省|甘肃省[Gān sù Shěng]
不甘心
bù gān xīn
  1. 1 not reconciled to
  2. 2 not resigned to
休
Xiū
  1. 1 surname Xiu
休假
xiū jià
  1. 1 to take a vacation
  2. 2 to go on holiday
休息室
xiū xī shì
  1. 1 lobby
  2. 2 lounge
休整
xiū zhěng
  1. 1 to rest and reorganize (military)
休闲裤
xiū xián kù
  1. 1 casual pants
休闲鞋
xiū xián xié
  1. 1 leisure shoes
休养
xiū yǎng
  1. 1 to recuperate
  2. 2 to recover
  3. 3 to convalesce
午休
wǔ xiū
  1. 1 noon break
  2. 2 lunch break
  3. 3 lunchtime nap
友善
yǒu shàn
  1. 1 friendly
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

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一醉方休
yī zuì fāng xiū
  1. 1 to get thoroughly drunk (idiom)
  2. 2 to get plastered
不甘人后
bù gān rén hòu
  1. 1 (idiom) not want to be outdone
  2. 2 not content to lag behind
不甘后人
bù gān hòu rén
  1. 1 (idiom) not want to be outdone
  2. 2 not content to lag behind
不眠不休
bù mián bù xiū
  1. 1 without stopping to sleep or have a rest (idiom)
乏善可陈
fá shàn kě chén
  1. 1 to be nothing to write home about (idiom)
休戚相关
xiū qī xiāng guān
  1. 1 to share the same interests (idiom)
  2. 2 to be closely related
  3. 3 to be in the same boat
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
同甘共苦
tóng gān gòng kǔ
  1. 1 shared delights and common hardships (idiom); to share life's joys and sorrows
  2. 2 for better or for worse
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

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