循循善诱 — Chinese idiom
循循善诱
xún xún shàn yòu
Traditional: 循循善誘
Meaning
- to guide patiently and systematically
Character by character
- 循xúnto obey, to follow, to comply with
- 循xúnto obey, to follow, to comply with
- 善shàngood, virtuous, charitable, kind
- 诱yòuto tempt, to persuade, to entice; guide
Idioms sharing a character
- 因循守旧 yīn xún shǒu jiù
- 循序渐进 xún xù jiàn jìn
- 循规蹈矩 xún guī dǎo jǔ
- 乏善可陈 fá shàn kě chén
- 兼善天下 jiān shàn tiān xià
- 劝善惩恶 quàn shàn chéng è
- 善始善终 shàn shǐ shàn zhōng
- 善有善报 shàn yǒu shàn bào
- 善罢甘休 shàn bà gān xiū
- 善自为谋 shàn zì wéi móu
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