德性
dé xing
Pinyin

Definition

德性
 - 
dé xing
  1. (coll.) revolting behavior
  2. CL:副[fù]
德性
 - 
dé xìng
  1. moral integrity

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

人性
rén xìng
  1. 1 human nature
  2. 2 humanity
  3. 3 human
  4. 4 the totality of human attributes
任性
rèn xìng
  1. 1 willful
  2. 2 headstrong
  3. 3 unruly
个性
gè xìng
  1. 1 individuality
  2. 2 personality
女性
nǚ xìng
  1. 1 woman
  2. 2 the female sex
弹性
tán xìng
  1. 1 flexibility
  2. 2 elasticity

Idioms (20)

一心一德
yī xīn yī dé
  1. 1 of one heart and one mind (idiom)
仁义道德
rén yì dào dé
  1. 1 compassion, duty, propriety and integrity (idiom); all the traditional virtues
  2. 2 mainly used sarcastically, to mean hypocritical
以德报怨
yǐ dé bào yuàn
  1. 1 to return good for evil (idiom)
  2. 2 to requite evil with good
以直报怨，以德报德
yǐ zhí bào yuàn , yǐ dé bào dé
  1. 1 to repay kindness with kindness, and repay enmity with justice (idiom, from Analects)
修心养性
xiū xīn yǎng xìng
  1. 1 to cultivate the heart and nurture the character (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation

Sample Sentences

瞧你这德性，好像比本宫还高兴呢！怎么听你这话像是说本宫没伺候过皇上一样？
qiáo nǐ zhè déxing ，hǎoxiàng bǐ běngōng hái gāoxìng ne ！zěnme tīng nǐ zhè huà xiàng shì shuō běngōng méi cìhòu guo huángshang yíyàng ？
Look at you—you’re even happier than me! Why does it sound like you think I’ve never served the Emperor?
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你敢！你这个不懂事的孩子，和你那个不负责任的爸一个德性！
nǐ gǎn ！nǐ zhè ge bù dǒngshì de háizi ，hé nǐ nàge bù fù zérén de bà yī ge déxing ！
What nerve! You silly boy, you're just like your irresponsible father!
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