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情操

qíngcāo
noun #35,427

Meanings

  1. 1 sentiment
  2. 2 moral character
  3. 3 disposition

Examples

HSK 4
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.
HSK 4
音乐能培养美的情操。
Yīnyuè néng péiyǎng měi de qíngcāo.
Music can nurture an aesthetic sensibility.
HSK 7-9
读诗可以陶冶情操。
Dú shī kěyǐ táoyě qíngcāo.
Reading poetry can cultivate one's sentiments.

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