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title: "Youshan Meaning: 友善 (yǒushàn) Means “friendly”"
description: "友善 (yǒushàn) means “friendly; amicable”. Hear its tones, see what 友 and 善 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/youshan"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 友善 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

友善 yǒushàn

## friendly; amicable

## Its characters

1. 友 yǒu friend (as in 朋友)
2. 善 shàn friendly (as in 友善)

## In a sentence

这里的人对游客都很友善。 The people here are very friendly to tourists.

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## More words with 友 or 善

- [慈善 císhàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cishan)
- [改善 gǎishàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaishan)
- [男朋友 nánpéngyǒu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nanpengyou)
- [女朋友 nǚpéngyou](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nupengyou)
- [朋友 péngyǒu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pengyou)
- [善良 shànliáng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shanliang)
- [善于 shànyú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shanyu)
- [妥善 tuǒshàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tuoshan)
- [网友 wǎngyǒu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wangyou)
- [完善 wánshàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wanshan)

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