美德
měidé
virtue
Characters in this word
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
Example phrases
- 在公共危机中，诚实透明不是姿态，而是一种基本美德。 Zài gōnggòng wēijī zhōng, chéngshí tòumíng bú shì zītài, ér shì yì zhǒng jīběn měidé. In a public crisis, honesty and transparency are not gestures, but a basic virtue.
- 孝顺父母是我们家世代相传的美德。 Xiàoshùn fùmǔ shì wǒmen jiā shìdài xiāngchuán de měidé. Respecting one's parents is a virtue passed down in our family for generations.
- 勤俭节约是这位老人一生坚持的美德。 Qínjiǎn jiéyuē shì zhè wèi lǎorén yìshēng jiānchí de měidé. Thrift is a virtue this old man has kept to all his life.