操守

cāoshǒu

noun #21,971

Meanings

1 personal integrity
2 moral conduct
3 professional ethics

Characters

to hold / to practice / to drill

to guard / to uphold

Examples

一个医生必须有良好的职业操守。

Yī ge yīshēng bìxū yǒu liánghǎo de zhíyè cāoshǒu.

A doctor must have good professional ethics.

他的操守受到了大家的尊重。

Tā de cāoshǒu shòu dào le dàjiā de zūnzhòng.

His integrity has earned the respect of everyone.

Tips

usage

操守 often collocates with 职业 (professional) → 职业操守, or appears in evaluations of someone's moral character. It implies sustained principled behavior over time, not just a single act.

Stroke Order

操 cāo

守 shǒu