缺德

quēdé

adjective #17,938

Meanings

1 mean
2 nasty
3 wicked
4 unprincipled

Characters

to lack; to be short of

virtue; morality

Examples

这种缺德的事你也干得出来？

Zhè zhǒng quēdé de shì nǐ yě gàn de chūlái?

You're actually capable of doing something this despicable?

谁这么缺德，把路灯砸了？

Shéi zhème quēdé, bǎ lùdēng zá le?

Who was so wicked as to smash the streetlight?

Tips

memory

缺 (lacking) + 德 (virtue/morality) = lacking in morals. Someone who is 缺德 is literally 'short on virtue.'

Stroke Order

缺 quē

德 dé