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美德

virtue

美德
měidé3rd tone

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Pinyin
měidé
Strokes
24
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1

Stroke order for 美德

美德 is written with 24 strokes (美: 9, 德: 15). The animation replays automatically.

Usage

HSK 5. A moral excellence or good quality. Often used in set phrases like 传统美德 (traditional virtue).

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好奇心几乎被职场捧成了全能的美德,可偏偏有人要给它记一笔成本。

Curiosity has been almost universally praised by the workplace as an all-purpose virtue, yet some people insist on tallying up its costs.

Economist Bartleby Column: Andrew Palmer on the Hidden Costs of Workplace CuriosityAdvanced

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