Definition

Examples

• 在巨大的诱惑面前，他依然坚守自己的节操。
  Zài jùdà de yòuhuò miànqián, tā yīrán jiānshǒu zìjǐ de jié cāo.
  In the face of great temptation, he still held onto his moral integrity.
• 一个人如果没有节操，就很容易做出违背良心的事。
  Yí ge rén rúguǒ méiyǒu jié cāo, jiù hěn róngyì zuòchū wéibèi liángxīn de shì.
  If a person has no moral integrity, they can easily do things that go against their conscience.
• 在古代，文人非常重视节操，宁可饿死也不投降。
  Zài gǔdài, wénrén fēicháng zhòngshì jié cāo, nìngkě è sǐ yě bù tóuxiáng.
  In ancient times, literati valued moral integrity highly; they would rather starve than surrender.