人道 réndào human sympathy
human sympathy; humanitarianism; humane; the "human way", one of the stages in the cycle of reincarnation (Buddhism); sexual intercourse
How to remember 人道: 人 person + 道 way = human sympathy.
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How it is used
- Humanitarian / humane treatment - 人道主义援助 (réndào zhǔyì yuánzhù) humanitarian aid.
- About the moral principle of treating people decently: 不人道 (bù réndào) inhumane. Formal register.
- Contrast 人性 (human nature, the abstract quality); 人道 is the ethical standard of humane conduct.