Chinese word dictionary

彰善瘅恶

zhāng shàn dàn è · to distinguish good and evil (idiom); to uphold virtue and condemn evil; to praise good and expose vice

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Word information

Simplified彰善瘅恶

Traditional彰善癉惡

Pinyinzhāng shàn dàn è

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

彰zhāng

clear, manifest, obvious

善shàn

good, virtuous, charitable, kind

瘅dān

bitter hatred; drought

恶è

bad, evil, wicked; to hate, to loathe; foul, nauseating

How to learn 彰善瘅恶

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