德 dé
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 彳 — to step with the left foot
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
德才兼备
décáijiānbèi
to have both moral integrity and ability
Characters in this word
才 cái
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
兼 jiān
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 丷 — horns
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
备 bèi
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 夂 — to go
- Made of
- 夂 to go 田 field, farm, arable land
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 公司希望选出一位德才兼备的新经理。 Gōngsī xīwàng xuǎnchū yí wèi décáijiānbèi de xīn jīnglǐ. The company hopes to choose a new manager who has both integrity and ability.
- 大家都说她是个德才兼备的好老师。 Dàjiā dōu shuō tā shì ge décáijiānbèi de hǎo lǎoshī. Everyone says she is a good teacher with both virtue and talent.
- 德才兼备的人，才值得大家信任。 Décáijiānbèi de rén, cái zhídé dàjiā xìnrèn. Only someone of both character and ability deserves everyone's trust.