医德

醫德

yīdé

noun #36,613

Meanings

1 medical ethics
2 ethical conduct of a doctor
3 physician's moral character

Characters

medicine / doctor

virtue / ethics

Examples

这位老医生医德高尚。

Zhèwèi lǎo yīshēng yīdé gāoshàng.

This old doctor has noble medical ethics.

收红包违反医德。

Shōu hóngbāo wéifǎn yīdé.

Accepting red envelopes violates medical ethics.

Tips

culture

Traditionally paired with 医术 (medical skill), the saying 医德医术 (ethics and technique) is the classic measure of a good Chinese doctor. Rooted in 孙思邈's 7th-century essay 《大医精诚》 which defined the field.

Stroke Order

医 yī

德 dé