乐善好施

樂善好施
lèshàn-hàoshī
idiom #27,450

Meanings

  1. 1 kind and charitable
  2. 2 fond of doing good and giving to others
  3. 3 generous and philanthropic

Examples

Tā lèshàn-hàoshī, zài dāngdì kǒubēi jí hǎo.
He is kind and charitable, and has an excellent reputation in the local community.
Zhè wèi lǎorén yībèizi lèshàn-hàoshī, bāngzhù le wúshù pínkùn jiātíng.
This elderly person spent a lifetime being charitable and helping countless impoverished families.

Tips

memory
(joyful/fond) + (goodness) + (to like) + (to give/bestow) - joyfully good and fond of giving. All four characters point to a generous, benevolent nature.

Stroke Order

shàn
hǎo
shī