美德

měi dé

CL 种 zhǒng

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Uncommon

Definitions

1. USA and Germany
2. virtue

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 恶习 è xí 恶习 è xí bad habit bad habit: bad habit

Related words

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• 道德 dào dé 道德 dào dé virtue morality: virtue

Synonyms

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• 品德 pǐn dé 品德 pǐn dé moral character moral character: moral character

Usage notes

Collocations

Common collocation: 传统美德 (traditional virtues).

Common mistakes

美德 usually refers to personal moral virtues (like honesty, kindness), not a general 'good quality' of objects.

Example Sentences

2 shown

诚实是一种 美德 。

Honesty is a virtue.

誠實是一種 美德 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 433922)

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Child Words of 美德

• 德 德 dé: Germany
• 美 美 měi: beautiful