恶德

惡德

èdé

noun

Meanings

1 wickedness
2 vice
3 evil character
4 bad moral conduct

Characters

virtue / morality

Examples

贪婪与嫉妒是常见的恶德。

Tānlán yǔ jídù shì chángjiàn de èdé.

Greed and envy are common vices.

教育的目的之一是去除人的恶德。

Jiàoyù de mùdì zhī yī shì qùchú rén de èdé.

One purpose of education is to root out human vice.

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Formal/literary, the moral antonym of 美德 (měidé, virtue). Used in ethics, philosophy, and religious texts more than everyday speech.

Stroke Order

恶 è

德 dé