情操

qíngcāo

noun #35,427

Meanings

1 sentiment
2 moral character
3 disposition

Characters

feeling; emotion

conduct; integrity

Examples

读诗可以陶冶情操。

Dú shī kěyǐ táoyě qíngcāo.

Reading poetry can cultivate one's sentiments.

他是一个有高尚情操的人。

Tā shì yī gè yǒu gāoshàng qíngcāo de rén.

He is a person of noble character.

音乐能培养美的情操。

Yīnyuè néng péiyǎng měi de qíngcāo.

Music can nurture an aesthetic sensibility.

Tips

usage

Formal. Common collocation: 陶冶情操 (to cultivate one's sentiments/character), 高尚情操 (noble character). Refers to settled moral/aesthetic disposition, not fleeting emotion.

Stroke Order

情 qíng

操 cāo