操守 (cāo shǒu) — personal integrity; moral principles
Definition
A formal, written noun for one's personal moral integrity or principles — used in elevated contexts (e.g., professional ethics), not everyday speech.
noun
personal integritymoral principles
Examples
- ，操守。Zuò wéi yì míng fǎ guān, tā yǒu zhe hěn gāo de zhí yè cāo shǒu.As a judge, he has high professional integrity.
- ，操守。Zài lì yì miàn qián, tā shǐ zhōng jiān chí zì jǐ de cāo shǒu.In the face of interests, he always adhered to his own integrity.
- 操守。Yí gè rén de cāo shǒu bǐ néng lì gèng zhòng yào.A person's integrity is more important than their ability.
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