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为德不卒

wéi dé bù zú

4-character word Traditional 為德不卒

What 为德不卒 means

1. to start on virtue but give up (idiom); to fail to carry things through
2. lack of sticking power
3. short attention span

The characters in 为德不卒

• 为wéias (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as
• 德dévirtue; goodness; morality
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 卒zúsoldier; servant; to finish