良 liáng

1. liáng adjective good; virtuous; respectable
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 善 or 美好 (CC-CEDICT '良'; Guoyu '良' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '良' 1, p. 268; Unihan '良'; XHZD '良' 1, p. 440)
2. liáng adverb very
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Comparison
   Notes: In the sense of 很 or 甚 (CC-CEDICT '良'; Guoyu '良' adv 2; Kroll 2015 '良' 4, p. 268; XHZD '良' 2, p. 440)
3. liáng adjective moderate
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '良' 3, p. 268)
4. liáng adjective wise and capable
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 贤明 (Guoyu '良' adj 2)
5. liáng adjective natural; innate
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 天生的 (Guoyu '良' adj 3)
6. liáng noun a virtuous person
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '良' n 1)
7. liáng proper noun Liang
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (Guoyu '良' n 2)
8. liáng adverb really; surely
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '良' 4a, p. 268; Guoyu '良' adv 2)

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• 昧良心 it goes against one's conscience
• 劣币驱逐良币(劣幣驅逐良幣) bad money drives out good money
• 没良心(沒良心) without a conscience
• 天地良心 in all honesty; truth to tell
• 坐失良机(坐失良機) to sit and waste a good opportunity; to lose the chance
• 用心良苦 to ponder earnestly; to give a lot of thought to sth
• 从良(從良) to marry and leave one's previous work ; to be granted freedom
• 马连良(馬連良) Ma Lianliang
• 逼良为娼(逼良為娼) to force an honest girl into prostitution; to debauch
• 消化不良 indigestion
• 良史 an outstanding historian ; a good history book
• 良策 good plan; good idea
• 良机(良機) a good chance; a golden opportunity
• 良实(良實) sincere and true
• 瓦良格 Varyag
• 良桐 good Chinese wood-oil tree (Aleurites cordata)
• 天良 conscience
• 改良主义(改良主義) reformism (i.e. favoring gradual change as opposed to revolution)
• 心地善良 kindhearted; good-natured
• 广结良缘(廣結良緣) to earn people's praise through one's good deeds
• 丧尽天良(喪盡天良) devoid of conscience; utterly heartless
• 良性循环(良性循環) virtuous cycle (i.e. positive feedback loop)
• 吉日良辰 a lucky day and auspicious star; the best day and stars
• 不良倾向(不良傾向) harmful trend
• 良港 good harbor
• 挚友良朋(摯友良朋) intimate friend and companion
• 营养不良(營養不良) malnutrition; undernourishment; deficiency disease; dystrophy
• 驯良(馴良) docile; tame
• 除暴安良 to root out the strong and give people peace; to rob the rich and give to the poor
• 良民 good people; ordinary people
• 精良 excellent; high quality; superior
• 良性前列腺增生症 benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
• 良知 intuitive knowledge
• 良人 a good person ; husband ; Liangren
• 良多 considerably; much; quite a bit
• 良渚 Liangzhu ; Liangzhu culture
• 良药苦口(良藥苦口) good medicine tastes bitter; frank criticism is hard to swallow
• 良好 good; favorable
• 良宵美景 fine evening, beautiful scenery
• 良辰吉日 fine time, lucky day; good opportunity
• 天付良缘(天付良緣) the good destiny granted by Heaven
• 良朋益友 virtuous companions and worthy friends

Also contained in

良乡 、 宜良县 、 彝良县 、 许信良 、 奥尔良 、 富良野 、 奈良县 、 彝良 、 马良

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• 卷四十 張陳王周傳 Volume 40: Zhang, Chen, Wang and Zhou Book of Han 漢書 — count: 81
• 卷八十八　列傳第二十六:　紇石烈良弼 完顏守道本名習尼列 石琚 唐括安禮 移剌道本名趙三 子:光祖 Volume 88 Biographies 26: Geshilieliangbi, Wanyanshoudaobenmingxinilie, Shi Ju, Tang Kuoanli, Yiladaobenmingzhaosan, son: Guangzu History of Jin 金史 — count: 61
• 《留侯世家》 House of Marquis of Liu Records of the Grand Historian 史記 — count: 59
• 卷一百五十九　列傳第四十六: 宋子貞 商挺 趙良弼 趙璧 Volume 159 Biographies 46: Song Zizhen, Shang Ting, Zhao Liangbi, Zhao Bi History of Yuan 元史 — count: 52
• 卷三百八十五 列傳第一百四十四 葛邲 錢端禮 魏杞 周葵 施師點 蕭燧 龔茂良 Volume 385 Biographies 144: Ge Bi, Qian Duanli, Wei Qi, Zhou Kui, Shi Shidian, Xiao Sui, Gong Maoliang History of Song 宋史 — count: 50
• 卷二百七十 列傳第一百五十八 馬世龍 賀虎臣 沈有容 張可大 魯欽 秦良玉 龍在田 Volume 270 Biographies 158: Ma Shilong, He Huchen, Shen Yourong, Zhang Keda, Lu Qin, Qin Liangyu, Long Zaitian History of Ming 明史 — count: 49
• 卷八十 列傳第三十: 褚遂良 韓瑗 來濟 上官儀 Volume 80 Biographies 30: Chu Suiliang, Han Yuan, Lai Ji, Shang Guanyi Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 48
• 卷一百零五 列傳第三十 長孫無忌從父:敞　從父弟:操　子:詮　族叔:順德　褚遂良　韓瑗　來濟　李義琰從祖弟:義琛　上官儀 Volume 105 Biographies 30: Zhangsun Wuji and uncle Chang and uncle Cao, son Quan, young relative: Shunde, Chu Suilang, Han Yuan, Lai Ji, Li Yiyan's nephew Yi Chen, Shang Guanyi New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 48
• 卷三百〇九 列傳第一百九十七 流賊 李自成 張獻忠 Volume 309 Biographies 197: Traitors - Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong History of Ming 明史 — count: 44

Collocations

• 良夫 (良夫) 周芮良夫之詩曰 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 36
• 孙良 (孫良) 衛侯使孫良夫來盟 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 27
• 子良 (子良) 鄭人立子良 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 24
• 良霄 (良霄) 良霄 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 21
• 郑良 (鄭良) 鄭良佐如陳涖盟 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 13
• 良士 (良士) 君子閔忽之無忠臣良士 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧鄭‧揚之水 Lessons from the states - Odes of Zheng - Yang Zhi Shui — count: 6
• 良工 (良工) 雖有良工 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 冬官考工記 第六 6. Office of Winter and Inspection Records — count: 5
• 杀良 (殺良) 鄭人殺良霄 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 5
• 良臣 (良臣) 良臣惟聖 — Book of Documents 尚書, 商書 說命下（僞） Shang Shu - Charge to Yue III (forged) — count: 5
• 良曰 (良曰) 子良曰 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 4