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厚德载物

hòu dé zài wù

4-character word Traditional 厚德載物

What 厚德载物 means

1. with great virtue one can take charge of the world (idiom)

The characters in 厚德载物

• 厚hòuthick; deep or profound; kind
• 德dévirtue; goodness; morality
• 载zǎito record in writing; to carry (i.e. publish in a newspaper etc); Taiwan pr. zài
• 物wù(bound form) thing; (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself…

Example sentences

• 天行健，君子以自强不息；地势坤，君子以厚德载物。
  As heaven maintains its vigorous motion, the noble person should strive for continuous self-improvement. As the earth's nature is receptive and nurturing, the noble person should cultivate great virtue to support and carry all things.