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口德
kǒu dé
Pinyin
Definition
口德
-
kǒu dé
propriety in speech
Character Decomposition
口
口
德
彳
𢛳
Related Words
(20)
人口
rén kǒu
1
population
2
people
借口
jiè kǒu
1
to use as an excuse
2
on the pretext
3
excuse
4
pretext
伤口
shāng kǒu
1
wound
2
cut
入口
rù kǒu
1
entrance
2
to import
出口
chū kǒu
1
an exit
2
CL:個|个[gè]
3
to speak
4
to export
5
(of a ship) to leave port
口
kǒu
1
mouth
2
classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)
3
classifier for bites or mouthfuls
口味
kǒu wèi
1
a person's preferences
2
tastes (in food)
3
flavor
口渴
kǒu kě
1
thirsty
口袋
kǒu dài
1
pocket
2
bag
3
sack
4
CL:個|个[gè]
德
Dé
1
Germany
2
German
3
abbr. for 德國|德国[Dé guó]
德克萨斯
Dé kè sà sī
1
Texas
德国
Dé guó
1
Germany
2
German
德州
Dé zhōu
1
Dezhou prefecture-level city in Shandong
2
abbr. for 德克薩斯州|德克萨斯州, Texas
肯德基
Kěn dé jī
1
KFC
2
Kentucky Fried Chicken
胃口
wèi kǒu
1
appetite
2
liking
路口
lù kǒu
1
crossing
2
intersection (of roads)
进口
jìn kǒu
1
to import
2
imported
3
entrance
4
inlet (for the intake of air, water etc)
道德
dào dé
1
virtue
2
morality
3
ethics
4
CL:種|种[zhǒng]
门口
mén kǒu
1
doorway
2
gate
3
CL:個|个[gè]
开口
kāi kǒu
1
to open one's mouth
2
to start to talk
Idioms
(20)
一心一德
yī xīn yī dé
1
of one heart and one mind (idiom)
三缄其口
sān jiān qí kǒu
1
(idiom) reluctant to speak about it
2
tight-lipped
不蒸馒头争口气
bù zhēng mán tou zhēng kǒu qì
1
not to be crushed (idiom)
2
to be determined to have one's revenge
交口称誉
jiāo kǒu chēng yù
1
voices unanimous in praise (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
仁义道德
rén yì dào dé
1
compassion, duty, propriety and integrity (idiom); all the traditional virtues
2
mainly used sarcastically, to mean hypocritical
以免借口
yǐ miǎn jiè kǒu
1
to remove sth that could be used as a pretext (idiom)
以德报怨
yǐ dé bào yuàn
1
to return good for evil (idiom)
2
to requite evil with good
以直报怨,以德报德
yǐ zhí bào yuàn , yǐ dé bào dé
1
to repay kindness with kindness, and repay enmity with justice (idiom, from Analects)
佛口蛇心
fó kǒu shé xīn
1
words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced
2
malicious and duplicitous
俗谚口碑
sú yàn kǒu bēi
1
common sayings (idiom); widely circulated proverbs
信口开河
xìn kǒu kāi hé
1
to speak without thinking (idiom)
2
to blurt sth out
出口成章
chū kǒu chéng zhāng
1
(idiom) (of one's speech) eloquent
2
articulate
功德圆满
gōng dé yuán mǎn
1
virtuous achievements come to their successful conclusion (idiom)
功德无量
gōng dé wú liàng
1
no end of virtuous achievements (idiom); boundless beneficence
厚德载物
hòu dé zài wù
1
with great virtue one can take charge of the world (idiom)
口干舌燥
kǒu gān shé zào
1
lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much
口口声声
kǒu kou shēng shēng
1
to keep on saying (idiom); to repeat over and over again
口吐毒焰
kǒu tǔ dú yàn
1
lit. a mouth spitting with poisonous flames
2
to speak angrily to sb (idiom)
口是心非
kǒu shì xīn fēi
1
duplicity
2
hypocrisy (idiom)
口无择言
kǒu wú zé yán
1
to say not a word that is not appropriate (idiom)
2
wrongly used for 口不擇言|口不择言[kǒu bù zé yán]
Sample Sentences