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乐善好施 — “To be benevolent and charitable”

乐善好施 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be benevolent and charitable”. To enjoy doing good deeds and helping others generously.

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乐善好施 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 乐lè
  • 善shàn
  • 好hào
  • 施shī

乐善好施 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
乐
lè5happy, music, enjoy
善
shàn12good kind skillful
好
hào6good, well, okay, very
施
shī9carry out, implement, or apply

Example Sentence with 乐善好施

他一直是个乐善好施的人,经常匿名捐款帮助需要的人。
He has always been a benevolent and charitable person, often donating anonymously to help those in need.

Idioms Related to 乐善好施

Synonyms of 乐善好施

  • zhù助rén人wéi为lè乐find joy in helping others
  • shě舍shēng生qǔ取yì义sacrifice life for righteousness

Antonyms of 乐善好施

  • xià下jǐng井tóu投shí石harm someone already in trouble
  • dǎ打jiā家jié劫shè舍raid homes and plunder property

More idioms starting with 乐

  • lè乐bù不kě可zhī支overjoyed beyond measure
  • lè乐bù不kě可jí极Do not indulge in excessive pleasure
  • lè乐bù不kě可yán言joy beyond words
  • lè乐bù不sī思shǔ蜀too happy to return home
  • lè乐bù不jí极pán盘Enjoyment should not be carried to excess
  • lè乐yè业ān安jū居enjoy work and live in peace
  • lè乐lè乐táo醄táo醄extremely joyful and delighted
  • lè乐lè乐táo陶táo陶Joyful and content
  • lè乐shì事quàn劝gōng功enjoy work and strive for achievement
  • lè乐yú于zhù助rén人eager and willing to help others
  • lè乐yǐ以wàng忘yōu忧too happy to forget worries
  • lè乐shàn善bù不juàn倦tireless in good deeds

Questions about 乐善好施

What does 乐善好施 mean?
乐善好施 (lè shàn hào shī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be benevolent and charitable”.
How do you pronounce 乐善好施?
乐善好施 is pronounced lè shàn hào shī in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 乐善好施?
乐:好,喜欢。喜欢做善事,乐于拿财物接济有困难的人。
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