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美德

美德 (měi dé): Virtue (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

美德 consists of 2 characters.

beautiful, good, pleasing

virtue, morality, ethics, moral character

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Pinyinměi dé

MeaningVirtue

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word美德

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How to Use 美德 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 美德 with other words naturally.

Measure Word + Nounwith种

yī一

zhǒng种

měi美

dé德

neutral

a kind of virtue

Noun + Nounwith教育

měi美

dé德

jiào教

yù育

Adjective + Nounwith传统

chuán传

tǒng统

měi美

dé德

Verb + Objectwith弘扬

hóng弘

yáng扬

měi美

dé德

4.

Example Sentences with 美德

chéng诚

shí实

shì是

yī一

zhǒng种

měi美

dé德

formal

moral education

formal

traditional virtue

formal

Written

promote virtue

。

Honesty is a virtue.

zài在

dāng当

jīn今

shè社

huì会

，

jié节

jiǎn俭

zhè这

zhǒng种

měi美

dé德

sì似

hū乎

zhèng正

zhú逐

jiàn渐

bèi被

yí遗

wàng忘

。

In today's society, the virtue of frugality seems to be gradually forgotten.

nǐ你

rèn认

wéi为

，

zài在

xiàn现

dài代

zhí职

chǎng场

zhōng中

，

zhōng忠

chéng诚

hái还

shì是

yì一

zhǒng种

bì必

yào要

de的

měi美

dé德

ma吗

？

Do you think loyalty is still a necessary virtue in the modern workplace?

bāng帮

zhù助

bié别

rén人

shì是

zhōng中

huá华

mín民

zú族

de的

chuán传

tǒng统

měi美

dé德

。

Helping others is a traditional virtue of the Chinese nation.

tā他

cóng从

bú不

rèn认

wéi为

yǐn隐

rěn忍

shì是

yì一

zhǒng种

měi美

dé德

，

fǎn反

ér而

zhǔ主

zhāng张

yào要

yǒng勇

yú于

biǎo表

dá达

。

He never considered forbearance a virtue; instead, he advocated for the courage to express oneself.

mā妈

ma妈

cháng常

jiào教

dǎo导

wǒ我

，

fēn分

xiǎng享

bù不

jǐn仅

shì是

yì一

zhǒng种

měi美

dé德

，

gèng更

néng能

dài带

lái来

kuài快

lè乐

。

My mother often teaches me that sharing is not only a virtue but also brings happiness.

zài在

rì日

cháng常

shēng生

huó活

zhōng中

，

qiān谦

ràng让

hé和

kuān宽

róng容

dōu都

shì是

zhí值

de得

tí提

chàng倡

de的

měi美

dé德

。

In daily life, humility and tolerance are virtues worth promoting.

suī虽

rán然

qiān谦

xùn逊

shì是

gōng公

rèn认

de的

měi美

dé德

，

dàn但

shì适

dù度

de的

zì自

xìn信

tóng同

yàng样

bù不

kě可

huò或

quē缺

。

Although humility is a widely recognized virtue, moderate self-confidence is equally indispensable.

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美味měi wèiHSK 5
美术měi shùHSK 5

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