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title: "Meide Meaning: 美德 (měidé) Means “virtue”"
description: "美德 (měidé) means “virtue”. Hear its tones, see what 美 and 德 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/meide"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 美德 mean?

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美德 měidé

## virtue

## Its characters

1. 美 měi beautiful
2. 德 dé virtue

## In a sentence

诚实是一种美德。 Honesty is a virtue.

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## More words with 美 or 德

- [道德 dàodé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daode)
- [精美 jīngměi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingmei)
- [美观 měiguān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/meiguan)
- [美好 měihǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/meihao)
- [美景 měijǐng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/meijing)
- [美丽 měilì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/meili)
- [美妙 měimiào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/meimiao)
- [美容 měiróng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/meirong)
- [美食 měishí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/meishi)
- [美术 měishù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/meishu)

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