VOCABULARY
善し悪し
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good and bad / quality
good and bad, right and wrong, merits and demerits, quality
noun
idiom
compound
Example sentences
この方法の善し悪しは一概に言えない。
You can't simply judge the merits and demerits of this method.
彼は物事の善し悪しをよく分かっている。
He understands the right and wrong of things well.
正直すぎるのも善し悪しだ。
Being too honest has its good and bad sides.
結果の善し悪しに関わらず挑戦は大切だ。
Regardless of whether the result is good or bad, taking on the challenge matters.
Practice exercises
1
この製品の善し悪しを見極めるのは難しい。
It is difficult to discern the quality of this product.
Answer
善し悪し
2
人の意見には、それぞれ善し悪しがある。
Each person's opinion has its own merits and demerits.
Answer
善し悪し
3
あの映画は賛否あるが、芸術性の善し悪しは見るべきだ。
That film is divisive, but the quality of its artistry is worth seeing.
Answer
善し悪し
4
人間関係では、表面でなく本質的な善し悪しを見抜く目が要る。
In relationships, you need an eye that discerns the inherent good and bad, not the surface.
Answer
善し悪し
5
品物の善し悪しを見分ける。
I tell the quality of an item.
Answer
善し悪し