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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

仁慈的

Pronunciation / Transliteration: rén cí de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Benevolent/bəˈnev.ə.lənt/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这位慈祥的老人总是带着仁慈的微笑。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Well meaning and kindly.

    "A benevolent smile made the nervous student feel instantly welcome."
  2. 2

    Serving a charitable rather than a profit-making purpose.

    "The foundation operates as a benevolent organization supporting local shelters."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin roots 'bene' meaning 'well' and 'volent-' from 'velle' meaning 'to wish'. It entered Middle English in the 15th century via Old French, maintaining its core sense of wishing well to others and performing acts of kindness.

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