道德

dào dé

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Meanings

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dào dé

1.virtue
2.morality
3.ethics
4.CL:种[zhǒng]

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Wiktionary

1.morality; morals; ethics
2.moral (often used in negation)

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Etymology

Attested in Pre-Qin texts.

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Stroke order

Components

道辶首

德彳𢛳

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Characters

Example sentences

为了救许多人牺牲一个人是否道德？
Would it be ethical to sacrifice one person to save many?
议员受到了议会道德委员会的谴责。
The senator was censured by the congressional ethics committee.

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Antonyms

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Derived terms

不道德仁義道德仁义道德道德主體道德主体道德制高點道德制高点道德恐慌道德法庭道德準則道德准则道德綁架道德绑架道德風險道德风险道德高地

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Related words

道德经 the Book of Dao by Laozi or Lao-Tze, the sacred text of Daoism 道德观 one's perspective on morality 不道德 immoral 道德家 Daoist 仁义道德 compassion, duty, propriety and integrity (idiom); all the traditional virtues 道德高地 moral high ground 道德沦丧 moral bankruptcy 公共道德 public morality; social ethics 道德绑架 to coerce by invoking moral obligations (duty, sacrifice, reciprocation etc); to lay a guilt trip on sb 道德认识 moral cognition 道德困境 ethical dilemma 道德败坏 vice