善意

shàn yì · shan yi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. goodwill
  2. benevolence
  3. kindness

In a sentence

2 examples
01

通(tōng)往(wǎng)地(dì)狱(yù)的(de)路(lù),都(dōu)是(shì)由(yóu)善(shàn)意(yì)铺(pū)成(chéng)的(de)。

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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02

她(tā)带(dài)着(zhe)善(shàn)意(yì)帮(bāng)助(zhù)了(le)新(xīn)来(lái)的(de)同(tóng)学(xué)。

She helped the new classmate with goodwill.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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