德

dé · de/Dé · de

Traditional 悳 / 惪

Meaning

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dé 德

  1. virtue
  2. goodness
  3. morality
  4. ethics
  5. kindness
  6. favor
  7. character
  8. kind

Dé 德

  1. Germany
  2. German
  3. abbr. for 德國 / 德国 (Dé guó)

dé 悳

  1. variant of 德 (dé)

dé 惪

  1. variant of 德 (dé)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

做(zuò)人(rén)最(zuì)重(zhòng)要(yào)的(de)是(shì)品(pǐn)德(dé),而(ér)不(bú)是(shì)金(jīn)钱(qián)。

The most important thing in life is moral character, not money.

02

他(tā)乐(lè)于(yú)助(zhù)人(rén),大(dà)家(jiā)都(dōu)称(chēng)赞(zàn)他(tā)的(de)美(měi)德(dé)。

He is happy to help others, and everyone praises his virtue.

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