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善意 (shàn yì): Goodwill / good intentions (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

善意 consists of 2 characters.

good, virtuous, kind, benevolent

thought, idea, meaning, intention

How to Use 善意 in Sentences

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

Adverb + Verbwith提醒

shàn善

yì意

tí提

xǐng醒

neutral

friendly reminder

Verb + Object

chū出

yú于

shàn善

yì意

neutral

out of goodwill

Adjective + Nounwith谎言

shàn善

yì意

de的

huǎng谎

yán言

Example Sentences with 善意

tā他

duì对

rén人

hěn很

shàn善

yì意

。

chōng充

mǎn满

shàn善

yì意

neutral

full of goodwill

neutral

white lie

He is very kind to people.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

tā他

de的

jiàn建

yì议

wèi未

bèi被

cǎi采

nà纳

，

dàn但

zhè这

fèn份

shàn善

yì意

wǒ我

men们

xīn心

lǐng领

le了

。

Although his suggestion was not adopted, we appreciate the goodwill behind it.

nǐ你

què确

dìng定

tā他

nà那

xiē些

huà话

lǐ里

méi没

yǒu有

yǐn隐

cáng藏

zhe着

bié别

de的

yì意

tú图

，

chún纯

cuì粹

shì是

shàn善

yì意

ma吗

？

Are you sure there are no hidden intentions behind his words, and that they are purely out of goodwill?

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tā她

de的

shàn善

yì意

bāng帮

zhù助

ràng让

wǒ我

hěn很

gǎn感

dòng动

。

Her kind help moved me deeply.

tā他

bìng并

fēi非

chū出

yú于

shàn善

yì意

，

ér而

shè社

qū区

lǐ里

chōng充

mǎn满

le了

lín邻

lǐ里

jiān间

de

wǒ我

men们

yīng应

gāi该

yǐ以

shàn善

yì意

duì对

dài待

zhè这

fèn份

shàn善

yì意

de的

tí提

xǐng醒

suī虽

rán然

shì

是

xiǎng想

jiè借

cǐ此

jī机

huì会

huò获

qǔ取

shāng商

yè业

qíng情

bào报

。

He did not act out of goodwill, but rather to seize the opportunity to obtain commercial intelligence.

的

shàn善

yì意

hù互

zhù助

，

ràng让

rén人

bèi倍

gǎn感

wēn温

nuǎn暖

。

The community is filled with goodwill and mutual assistance among neighbors, making people feel warm.

tā他

rén人

de的

bù不

tóng同

yì意

jiàn见

。

We should treat others' different opinions with goodwill.

nì

逆

ěr耳

，

què却

ràng让

wǒ我

bì避

miǎn免

le了

zhòng重

dà大

shī失

wù误

。

This well-intentioned reminder, though hard to hear, helped me avoid a major mistake.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 善意.

Words with 善

友善yǒu shàn
善于shàn yú
善哉shàn zāi
善良shàn liáng
妥善tuǒ shàn
完善wán shàn
慈善cí shàn
改善gǎi shàn

Words with 意

意思yì siHSK 2
同意tóng yìHSK 3
愿意yuàn yìHSK 3
注意zhù yìHSK 3
满意mǎn yìHSK 3
主意zhǔ yiHSK 4
得意dé yìHSK 4
意见yì jiànHSK 4