1. Home
  2. HSK 8
  3. Conscience and values

伦理

lúnlǐ

ethics; morality

A balance scale with a heart on one pan and a book on the other
Memory picture

Characters in this word

伦 lún

Strokes
6
Radical
亻 — man, person
Made of
亻 man, person 仑 logical reasons, logical order
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 伦

理 lǐ

Strokes
11
Radical
王 — king, ruler
Made of
王 king, ruler 里 inside
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 理

Example phrases

  • 人工智能进入医疗领域后,伦理审查必须比商业推广更谨慎。 Réngōng zhìnéng jìnrù yīliáo lǐngyù hòu, lúnlǐ shěnchá bìxū bǐ shāngyè tuīguǎng gèng jǐnshèn. After artificial intelligence enters the medical field, ethical review must be more cautious than commercial promotion.
  • 医生要遵守职业伦理,不能随便说出病人的秘密。 Yīshēng yào zūnshǒu zhíyè lúnlǐ, bù néng suíbiàn shuō chū bìngrén de mìmì. Doctors must follow professional ethics and must not casually reveal patients' secrets.
  • 这门课讨论科学研究中的伦理问题。 Zhè mén kè tǎolùn kēxué yánjiū zhōng de lúnlǐ wèntí. This course discusses ethical issues in scientific research.

Related words

All HSK 8 words →