美德 měidé USA and Germany
USA and Germany; virtue
How to remember 美德: 美 beautiful + 德 morality = USA and Germany.
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How it is used
- 'Virtue / moral excellence' - 传统美德 (chuántǒng měidé) traditional virtues; 勤劳是一种美德 (qínláo shì yī zhǒng měidé) diligence is a virtue.
- Praises admirable moral qualities as social ideals, more elevated than everyday 好品质 (hǎo pǐnzhì).
- Formal register; note the same characters can mean 'America and Germany' in other contexts.