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友善

友善 (yǒu shàn): Friendly / amicable (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

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Character Breakdown

友善 consists of 2 characters.

friend, companion

good, virtuous, kind, benevolent

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

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Word Info

Pinyinyǒu shàn

MeaningFriendly / amicable

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxAdjective

Word友善

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 友善.

Words with 友

朋友péng youHSK 1
女朋友nǚ péng youHSK 1
小朋友xiǎo péng yǒuHSK 1
男朋友nán péng youHSK 1
友好yǒu hǎoHSK 4
友情yǒu qíngHSK 4
友谊yǒu yìHSK 4
网友wǎng yǒuHSK 4

Words with 善

善于shàn yúHSK 5
善良shàn liángHSK 5
完善wán shànHSK 5
改善gǎi shànHSK 5
妥善tuǒ shànHSK 6
慈善cí shànHSK 6
善意shàn yìHSK 7-9
善哉

shàn zāi

3.

How to Use 友善 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 友善 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Nounwith微笑

yǒu友

shàn善

de的

wēi微

xiào笑

neutral

friendly smile

Adverb + Adjectivewith非常

fēi非

cháng常

yǒu友

shàn善

Subject + Verbwith态度

tài态

du度

yǒu友

shàn善

Verb + Complementwith待人

dài待

rén人

yǒu友

shàn善

4.

Example Sentences with 友善

tā他

hěn很

yǒu友

shàn善

。

He is very friendly.

neutral

very friendly

neutral

friendly attitude

formal

treat people kindly

jǐn尽

guǎn管

jìng竞

zhēng争

jī激

liè烈

，

dàn但

shuāng双

fāng方

réng仍

bǎo保

chí持

zhe着

yǒu友

shàn善

de的

gōu沟

tōng通

fēn氛

wéi围

。

Despite the intense competition, both sides still maintain a friendly atmosphere of communication.

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

bù不

jué觉

de得

xīn新

lín邻

jū居

de的

yán言

xíng行

jǔ举

zhǐ止

bú不

gòu够

yǒu友

shàn善

ma吗

？

Don't you think the new neighbor's words and actions are not friendly enough?

zhè这

wèi位

lǎo老

shī师

duì对

xué学

shēng生

zǒng总

shì是

hěn很

yǒu友

shàn善

。

This teacher is always friendly to the students.

tā他

biǎo表

miàn面

shàng上

hěn很

yǒu友

shàn善

，

shí实

jì际

shang上

què却

hěn很

shǎo少

zhēn真

xīn心

bāng帮

zhù助

bié别

rén人

。

He appears friendly on the surface, but in reality, he rarely sincerely helps others.

zhè这

jiā家

kā咖

fēi啡

guǎn馆

bù不

jǐn仅

huán环

jìng境

yōu优

yǎ雅

，

diàn店

yuán员

de的

fú服

wù务

yě也

gé格

wài外

yǒu友

shàn善

。

This café not only has an elegant environment, but the staff's service is also exceptionally friendly.

yǒu友

shàn善

de的

tài态

dù度

yǒu有

zhù助

yú于

jiàn建

lì立

liáng良

hǎo好

de的

rén人

jì际

guān关

xì系

。

A friendly attitude helps to build good interpersonal relationships.

zài在

mò陌

shēng生

de的

chéng城

shì市

lǐ里

，

yí一

gè个

yǒu友

shàn善

de的

wēi微

xiào笑

jiù就

néng能

ràng让

wǒ我

gǎn感

dào到

wēn温

nuǎn暖

。

In an unfamiliar city, a friendly smile can make me feel warm.