wéi dé bù zú

Traditional: 為德不卒

为德不卒 (wéi dé bù zú) is a Chinese word meaning “to start on virtue but give up (idiom); to fail to carry things through; lack of sticking power; short attention span”.

Meanings

  1. 1to start on virtue but give up (idiom); to fail to carry things through
  2. 2lack of sticking power
  3. 3short attention span

Characters in 为德不卒

为wéi · as (in the capacity of)德dé · virtue不bù · no; not so卒zú · soldier

Related words

不no; not so因为because; owing to; on account of为什么why?为as (in the capacity of)为because of为variant of 為|为[wei2]为variant of 為|为[wei4]认为to believe; to think; to consider; to feel不过only不要don't!; must not对不起I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon不错correct

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