| 改善 | gǎi shàn | to make better; to improve; CL:个 |
| 善 | shàn | good (virtuous); benevolent; well-disposed; good at sth; to improve or perfect |
| 完善 | wán shàn | perfect; to make perfect; to improve |
| 妥善 | tuǒ shàn | appropriate; proper |
| 不善 | bù shàn | bad; ill; not good at; not to be pooh-poohed; quite impressive |
| 善良 | shàn liáng | good and honest; kind-hearted |
| 善后 | shàn hòu | to deal with the aftermath (arising from an accident); funeral arrangements; reparations |
| 善意 | shàn yì | goodwill; benevolence; kindness |
| 伪善 | wěi shàn | hypocritical |
| 和善 | hé shàn | good-natured |
| 慈善 | cí shàn | benevolent; charitable |
| 善本 | shàn běn | old book; good book; reliable book; rare book |
| 善心 | shàn xīn | kindness; benevolence; philanthropy; virtuous intentions |
| 善于 | shàn yú | to be good at; to be adept at |
| 能歌善舞 | néng gē shàn wǔ | can sing and dance (idiom); fig. a person of many talents |
| 不完善 | bù wán shàn | imperfect |
人之初，
性本善 | rén zhī chū ,
xìng běn shàn | man at birth is fundamentally good in nature; the first two lines of Three character classic 三字经 |
来者不善，
善者不来 | lái zhě bù shàn ,
shàn zhě bù lái | 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! |
| 假善人 | jiǎ shàn rén | false compassion; bogus charity |
| 伪善者 | wěi shàn zhě | hypocrite |
| 共襄善举 | gòng xiāng shàn jǔ | joint charity project; communal philanthropic undertaking |
| 劝善惩恶 | quàn shàn chéng è | to encourage virtue and punish evil (idiom); fig. poetic justice; you get what's coming to you |
| 友善 | yǒu shàn | friendly |
| 善事 | shàn shì | good deeds |
| 善人 | shàn rén | philanthropist; charitable person; well-doer |
| 善化 | Shàn huà | Shanhua town in Tainan county 台南县, Taiwan |
| 善化镇 | Shàn huà zhèn | Shanhua town in Tainan county 台南县, Taiwan |
| 善哉 | shàn zāi | excellent |
| 善始善终 | shàn shǐ shàn zhōng | 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. |
| 善存 | Shàn cún | Centrum (brand) |
| 善待 | shàn dài | to treat well |
| 善后借款 | shàn hòu jiè kuǎn | reconstruction loan provided by Great Powers to Yuan Shikai in 1913 |
| 善忘 | shàn wàng | forgetful; amnesia |
| 善思 | shàn sī | thoughtfulness; wholesome thinking (Buddhism) |
| 善恶 | shàn è | good and evil; good versus evil |
| 善意的谎言 | shàn yì de huǎng yán | white lie |
| 善感 | shàn gǎn | sensitive; emotional |
| 善有善报 | shàn yǒu shàn bào | virtue has its rewards (idiom); one good turn deserves another |
善有善报，
恶有恶报 | shàn yǒu shàn bào ,
è yǒu è bào | Virtue has its reward, evil its retribution |
善有善报，
恶有恶报，
若然不报时晨未到 | shàn yǒu shàn bào ,
è yǒu è bào ,
ruò rán bù bào shí chén wèi dào | Good has its reward and evil has its recompense. The payback is just a matter of time |
| 善款 | shàn kuǎn | contributions; donations |
| 善用 | shàn yòng | be good at using something |
| 善策 | shàn cè | wise policy; best policy |
| 善缘 | shàn yuán | good karma |
| 善罢甘休 | shàn bà gān xiū | to leave the matter at that; to be prepared to let go; to be willing to take things lying down |
善者不辩，
辩者不善 | shàn zhě bù biàn ,
biàn zhě bù shàn | Good words are not persuasive, persuasive words are not good (idiom, from Laozi 老子 81). Do not be taken in by appearances. |
| 善能 | shàn néng | to be good at |
| 善自珍摄 | shàn zì zhēn shè | take good care of yourself! (idiom) |
| 善行 | shàn xíng | good actions |
| 善解人意 | shàn jiě rén yì | understanding people's views (idiom); fair and considerate |
