社会公德

社會公德

shèhuìgōngdé

noun

Meanings

1 social morality
2 public ethics
3 civic virtue

Characters

society / community

gathering / society

virtue / morality

Examples

遵守社会公德是每个公民的义务。

Zūnshǒu shèhuì gōngdé shì měi gè gōngmín de yìwù.

Observing social morality is the duty of every citizen.

在公共场所大声喧哗违背了社会公德。

Zài gōnggòng chǎngsuǒ dàshēng xuānhuá wéibèi le shèhuì gōngdé.

Making loud noise in public places violates social morality.

Tips

usage

One leg of the standard triad 公德 / 职业道德 / 家庭美德 (civic / professional / family ethics) used in PRC 'spiritual civilization' (精神文明) education. Contrast 公德 (toward strangers, in public) with 私德 (private moral character).

Stroke Order

社 shè

会 huì

公 gōng

德 dé