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道德 dàodé

道德 dàodé Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 5 English Translations of the word 道德 dàodé .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
dàodé | dao4 de2
English translation
virtue
morality
ethics
CL: zhǒng
> zhǒng [zhǒng]

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About 道德 dàodé

Read some general information about the Chinese word 道德 dàodé .

Traditional form

道德 dàodé

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng
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Etymology of 道德 dàodé

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dào

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. chuò represents the meaning and shǒu represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

shǒu

Semantic compound

chuò

Positional decomposition

辶首

Number of Strokes

12

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Depicts walking ( chì ) through life with a straight ( Zhí ) heart ( xīn ) to represent the meaning "virtue". Zhí also serves as a phonetic component.

Semantic compound

xīn

Positional decomposition

chì ⿱⿱十罒一心 yī xīn

Number of Strokes

15

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Example sentences using 道德 dàodé

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何春 ruí shì wèi 勇气 yǒngqì 十足 shízú 道德 dàodé gǎn 强烈 qiángliè de 学者 xué zhě 作家 zuòjiā .

Josephine Ho is a courageous and ethical scholar and writer.

yǒu 义务 yìwù 照顾 zhàogu . responsibility zhǐ 由于 yóuyú 法律 fǎlǜ 职业 zhíyè huò 道德 dàodé děng de 要求 yāoqiú 而应 jǐn de Rèn ”,含有 hán yǒu 法津 shǎng duì 后果 hòuguǒ 负责 fùzé Rèn de 意味 yì wèi ,:

You're under obligation to care her.

一位不道德 bù dào dé de 记者 jìzhě 编造 biān zào de 一篇报道 bàodào

a news story manufactured by an unscrupulous journalist

安妮塔羡慕 xiànmù 姐姐 jiějie 不受道德观念 de 制约 zhìyuē 藐视 miǎoshì 公众 gōng zhòng 舆论 yúlùn

Anita envied her sister's amorality and contempt for public opinion.

de 案例 ànlì 属于 shǔyú 道德 dàodé 法律 fǎlǜ de 范畴 fànchóu

Her case falls within the ambit of moral law.

道德 dàodé Decomposition

See the 6 Chinese characters that make up 道德 dàodé and their own compounds.

道德 dàodé Compounds

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