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美德

měi dé

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

美德 (Měi Dé) means "USA and Germany; virtue". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 美德 means

1. virtue

Other readings

美德 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Měi DéUSA and Germany

The characters in 美德

• 美měibeautiful; very satisfactory; good; to beautify
• 德dévirtue; goodness; morality

Example sentences

• 诚实是一种美德。
  Honesty is a virtue.
• 节约是一种美德。
  Frugality is a virtue.
• 忍耐是最美的美德。
  Rěnnài shì zuì měi de měidé.
  Patience is the most beautiful virtue.
• 诚实是最重要的美德。
  Chéngshí shì zuì zhòngyào de měidé.
  Honesty is a capital virtue.
• 诚信是一种重要的美德。
  Chéngxìn shì yī zhǒng zhòngyào de měidé.
  Honesty is a capital virtue.
• 魅力冲击视觉，美德征服心灵。
  Mèilì chōngjī shìjué, měidé zhēngfú xīnlíng.
  Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul.

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read měi dé correctly.
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