德才兼备 — Chinese idiom
德才兼备
dé cái jiān bèi
Traditional: 德才兼備
Meaning
- possessing both integrity and talent
Character by character
- 德déethics, morality; compassion, kindness
- 才cáiability, talent, gift; just, only
- 兼jiānboth, and; at the same time; to unite, to combine
- 备bèito prepare; to get ready, to equip; ready; perfect
Idioms sharing a character
- 一心一德 yī xīn yī dé
- 仁义道德 rén yì dào dé
- 以德报怨 yǐ dé bào yuàn
- 功德圆满 gōng dé yuán mǎn
- 功德无量 gōng dé wú liàng
- 厚德载物 hòu dé zài wù
- 同心同德 tóng xīn tóng dé
- 年高德劭 nián gāo dé shào
- 德薄能鲜 dé bó néng xiǎn
- 德艺双馨 dé yì shuāng xīn
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