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善哉 (shàn zāi): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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善哉 (shàn zāi): Excellent! / Well done! (interjection/phrase) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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善 • shàn • good, virtuous, kind, benevolent • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

shàn善

good, virtuous, kind, benevolent

哉 • zāi • final exclamatory particle

zāi哉

final exclamatory particle

Word Info

Pinyinshàn zāi

MeaningExcellent! / Well done!

Characters2

HSK—

Syntaxinterjection/phrase

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 善哉.

Words with 善

善于shàn yúbe good at; be adept in
善良shàn liánggood and honest; kindhearted
完善wán shànperfect; to improve and perfect
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gǎi shàn

to improve

妥善tuǒ shànappropriate; proper; well arranged

慈善cí shànphilanthropy

友善yǒu shànFriendly / amicable

善意shàn yìGoodwill / good intentions

Words with 哉

妙哉miào zāiWonderful! / How marvelous!
快哉kuài zāiHow delightful! / What joy!
悠哉yōu zāiLeisurely and carefree

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Example Sentences with 善哉

shàn善

zāi哉

！

nǐ你

zuò做

dé得

hěn很

hǎo好

。

Excellent! You did very well.

shàn善

zāi哉

，

cǐ此

jì计

shèn甚

miào妙

。

Well done, this plan is very clever.

shàn善

zāi哉

shàn善

zāi哉

，

shī施

zhǔ主

yǒu有

cǐ此

shàn善

xīn心

，

bì必

dé得

fú福

bào报

。

Excellent, excellent! With such a kind heart, the benefactor will surely receive blessings.