道德 (dào dé) — (noun) morality; virtue; ethics; (adjective) moral; (often used in 不道德 'immoral')
Definition
道德 refers to shared standards of right and wrong behavior in a society. It is broader and more abstract than 品德 (a person's individual moral character) and more everyday than 伦理 (a formal system of ethics).
noun
moralityvirtueethics
adjective
moral(often used in 不道德 'immoral')
Measure word · 种
Examples
- 道德。Měi gè rén dōu yīng gāi zūn shǒu shè huì dào dé.Everyone should abide by social morality.
- ，。Wèi le yì diǎn xiǎo shì piàn rén, zhè zhǒng zuò fǎ hěn bú dào dé.Cheating over a small matter — this kind of behavior is very immoral.
- 道德，。dào dé Hé fǎ lǜ bù tóng, tā gèng duō kào nèi xīn yuē shù.Morality differs from law; it relies more on internal restraint.
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