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道德

dào dé · dao de

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 5Measure word: 种 zhǒng

Meaning

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  1. virtue
  2. morality
  3. ethics
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The found wallet

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)地铁站(dìtiězhàn)捡到(jiǎndào)一个(yīgè)钱包(qiánbāo)。

    I found a wallet in the subway station.

  2. Liangliang

    里面(lǐmiàn)有(yǒu)钱(qián)吗(ma)？

    Is there money inside?

  3. Dengdeng

    有(yǒu)一百块(yībǎikuài)。可是(kěshì)我们(wǒmen)不能(bùnéng)拿(ná)，这是(zhèshì)道德(dàodé)问题(wèntí)。

    A hundred yuan. But we cannot take it. It is a question of morality.

  4. Liangliang

    对(duì)，有(yǒu)道德(dàodé)的(de)人(rén)会(huì)把(bǎ)钱包(qiánbāo)交给(jiāogěi)工作人员(gōngzuòrényuán)。

    Right. A person with morals hands the wallet to staff.

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)已经(yǐjīng)交(jiāo)了(le)，他(tā)还(hái)送(sòng)了(le)我(wǒ)一瓶(yīpíng)水(shuǐ)。

    I already did, and he gave me a bottle of water.

  6. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，道德(dàodé)也(yě)有(yǒu)好处(hǎochu)。

    See, morality has its benefits too.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)个(ge)学(xué)校(xiào)对(duì)学(xué)生(sheng)的(de)道(dào)德(dé)标(biāo)准(zhǔn)要(yāo)求(qiú)很(hěn)高(gāo)。

This school sets high moral standards for pupils.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by Scott · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

诚(chéng)实(shí)是(shì)一(yì)种(zhǒng)重(zhòng)要(yào)的(de)道(dào)德(dé)品(pǐn)质(zhì)。

Honesty is an important moral quality.

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