善恶 meaning in English

shàn'è

good and evil; good versus evil

Traditional 善惡22 strokes

Meaning of 善恶

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

shàn'è
  1. good and evil
  2. good versus evil

善恶 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

区qū分fēn善shàn恶è不bù容róng易yì。
It isn't easy to distinguish good from evil.
有yǒu智zhì慧huì才cái能néng分fēn辨biàn善shàn恶è邪xié正zhèng;有yǒu谦qiān虚xū才cái能néng建jiàn立lì美měi满mǎn人rén生shēng。
Only with wisdom can one distinguish between good and evil; only with humility can one build a happy life.

Stroke order for each character

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善 shàn · good · 12 strokes

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恶 è · evil · 10 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 善恶.

完善wánshàn(of systems, facilities etc) comprehensive; well-developed
恶心ěxinnausea; to feel sick
善良shànliánggood and honest; kindhearted
改善gǎishànto make better; to improve
善于shànyúto be good at; to be adept at
罪恶zuì'ècrime; evil
可恶kěwùrepulsive; vile
邪恶xié'èsinister; vicious
友善yǒushànfriendly
慈善císhànbenevolent; charitable
恶劣èlièvile; nasty
恶意èyìmalice; evil intention

Questions about 善恶

What does 善恶 mean?

善恶 (shàn'è) means "good and evil; good versus evil".

How do you write 善恶?

善恶 is made of 2 characters: 善 (12 strokes), 恶 (10 strokes). That is 22 strokes in total.

How is 善恶 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 善恶 is written 善惡.