thiện

Level ≈B2 (approx.) adjectivenoun Sino-Vietnamese Top 5,000 most common

Hanoi [tʰiən˧˨ʔ]Huế [tʰiəŋ˨˩ʔ]Saigon [tʰiəŋ˨˩˨] browser voice

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thiện means morally/ethically good; especially utilitarianly or humanitarianly good.

Chinese characters: 善

Meanings of thiện in English

Adjective

literary morally/ethically good, especially utilitarianly or humanitarianly good ≈ tốt
- người thiện/việc thiệna good person/deed

Noun

literary moral/ethical goodness, especially utilitarian or humanitarian good

Words with thiện

khuyến thiện lương thiện thánh thiện thân thiện thiện cảm thiện chí thiện nguyện thiện nguyện viên từ thiện

Synonyms and antonyms of thiện

Antonyms

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Example sentences with thiện

Thiện giả thiện báo, ác giả ác báo. What goes around comes around.
Tom biết sự khác nhau giữa thiện và ác là gì. Tom knows the difference between good and evil.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 善.

Frequently asked questions

What does thiện mean in English?

thiện (adjective) means "morally/ethically good; especially utilitarianly or humanitarianly good".

How do you pronounce thiện?

IPA: Hanoi [tʰiən˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [tʰiəŋ˨˩˨]. Tones: thiện — heavy tone (nặng).

Is thiện a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. thiện is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 善.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.