孝道

xiàodào

noun #65,079

Meanings

1 filial piety (Confucian virtue)
2 the way of honoring one's parents

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

他是一个很讲孝道的人。

Tā shì yígè hěn jiǎng xiàodào de rén.

He is someone who takes filial duty seriously.

HSK 5

中国传统文化非常重视孝道。

Zhōngguó chuántǒng wénhuà fēicháng zhòngshì xiàodào.

Traditional Chinese culture places great importance on filial piety.

HSK 6

尽孝道不一定要住在一起。

Jìn xiàodào bùyídìng yào zhù zài yìqǐ.

Practicing filial piety doesn't necessarily mean living together.

Tips

culture

孝 (filial piety) is the foundational Confucian virtue - the Han-era 《孝经》 (Classic of Filial Piety) is one of the Thirteen Classics. The twenty-four classic exemplars (二十四孝) are still printed on calendars and posters today.

Stroke Order

孝 xiào

道 dào