德治 dé zhì

rule by virtue

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 80902nd word

Definitions

  1. 1. rule by virtue
  2. 2. rule by setting virtuous example (Confucian ideal)

Characters

Character Meaning
德 dé HSK 5
Germany; abbr. for 德国dé guó; German
治 zhì HSK 5
to govern; to manage; to control