为德不卒(wéi dé bù zú): to start on virtue but give up (idiom)
4 charactersTrad. 爲德不卒
to start on virtue but give up (idiom)
Character breakdown
4 characters · plays one at a time
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Word information
- Pinyin
- wéi dé bù zú
- Meaning
- to start on virtue but give up (idiom); to fail to carry things through
- HSK level
- —
- Characters
- 4
- Traditional
- 爲德不卒
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 为德不卒 — tap one to open its word page.
bù不dà大
HSK 1not very (clear, far away etc); not too
bù不duì对
HSK 1incorrect
bù不yòng用
HSK 1need not
duì对bù不qǐ起
HSK 1I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon
shì是bù不shì是
HSK 1is or is not (used to form yes-no questions)
yǐ以wéi为
HSK 2to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless r…
yīn因wèi为
HSK 2because; owing to; on account of
chéng成wéi为
HSK 2to become; to turn into
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