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德才兼备 (dé cái jiān bèi): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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德才兼备 (dé cái jiān bèi): Both virtuous and talented — Meaning & Stroke Order

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德才兼备 consists of 4 characters.

virtue, morality, ethics, moral character

ability, talent, just now, only then

to combine, to do two or more things simultaneously

to prepare; to have; to be equipped

How to Use 德才兼备 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 德才兼备 with other words naturally.

Verb + Complementwith做到

zuò做

dào到

dé德

cái才

jiān兼

bèi备

neutral

achieve both integrity and ability

Adjective + Noun

dé德

cái才

jiān兼

bèi备

de的

gàn干

bù部

Verb + Objectwith要求

yāo要

qiú求

dé德

cái才

jiān兼

bèi备

Example Sentences with 德才兼备

tā他

dé德

cái才

jiān兼

bèi备

，

shì

formal

Written

cadres with both integrity and ability

dé德

cái才

jiān兼

bèi备

de的

rén人

cái才

formal

talented people with both integrity and ability

formal

require both integrity and ability

是

gè个

hào好

xué学

shēng生

。

He has both moral integrity and professional competence, and is a good student.

Zhè这

wèi位

lǐng领

dǎo导

dé德

cái才

jiān兼

bèi备

，

shēn深

shòu受

dà大

jiā家

zūn尊

jìng敬

。

This leader is both virtuous and talented, and is deeply respected by everyone.

zài在

xuǎn选

bá拔

gàn干

bù部

shí时

，

wǒ我

men们

shǐ始

zhōng终

jiān坚

chí持

dé德

cái才

jiān兼

bèi备

de的

biāo标

zhǔn准

。

When selecting cadres, we always adhere to the standard of being both virtuous and talented.

Show 6 More Sentences

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

bú不

rèn认

wéi为

，

yí一

wèi位

dé德

cái才

jiān兼

bèi备

de的

lǐng领

dǎo导

zhě者

zhì至

guān关

zhòng重

yào要

ma吗

？

Don't you think a leader who is both virtuous and talented is crucial?

gōng公

sī司

zhāo招

pìn聘

shí时

，

yōu优

xiān先

kǎo考

lǜ

tā他

bìng并

fēi非

dé德

cái才

jiān兼

bèi备

，

yīn因

zhè这

wèi位

yī医

shēng生

yī医

shù术

jīng精

zhàn湛

qiě且

fù

zuò作

wéi为

yī一

míng名

jiào教

shī师

，

tā她

bù不

jǐn

wǒ我

men们

tuán团

duì队

xū需

yào要

yí一

wèi位

dé德

cái

虑

dé德

cái才

jiān兼

bèi备

de的

hòu候

xuǎn选

rén人

。

When recruiting, the company gives priority to candidates who have both moral integrity and professional competence.

cǐ此

wèi未

néng能

huò获

dé得

jìn晋

shēng升

jī机

huì会

。

He is not both virtuous and talented, and therefore failed to secure a promotion opportunity.

富

yǒu有

tóng同

qíng情

xīn心

，

kān堪

chēng称

dé德

cái才

jiān兼

bèi备

de的

diǎn典

fàn范

。

This doctor has superb medical skills and is compassionate, truly a model of being both virtuous and talented.

仅

jiào教

xué学

chū出

sè色

，

hái还

guān关

xīn心

xué学

shēng生

，

zhēn真

zhèng正

zuò做

dào到

le了

dé德

cái才

jiān兼

bèi备

。

As a teacher, she not only excels in teaching but also cares about her students, truly embodying both moral integrity and professional competence.

才

jiān兼

bèi备

de的

chéng成

yuán员

lái来

xié协

tiáo调

fù复

zá杂

xiàng项

mù目

。

Our team needs a member who is both virtuous and talented to coordinate complex projects.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 德才兼备.

Words with 德

品德pǐn dé
美德měi dé
道德dào dé
彭德怀péng dé huái
弗洛伊德fú luò yī dé

Words with 才

刚才gāng cáiHSK 3
只有……才……zhǐ yǒu ……cáiHSK 3
人才rén cái
口才kǒu cái
天才tiān cái
成才chéng cái
才华cái huá
才干cái gàn

Words with 兼

兼任jiān rèn
兼容jiān róng
兼职jiān zhí
兼顾jiān gù
统筹兼顾tǒng chóu jiān gù

Words with 备

准备zhǔn bèiHSK 2
储备chǔ bèi
具备jù bèi
后备hòu bèi
备份bèi fèn
备受bèi shòu
备战bèi zhàn
备用bèi yòng