貞節

贞节
zhēnjié
  1. chastity
  2. virginity (of women)
  3. moral integrity (of men)
  4. loyalty
  5. constancy

CEDICT

  1. moral integrity; purity and chastity of one's conduct
  2. virginity of a woman; chastity

Wiktionary

  1. 堅定不移的節操。
  2. 女子守貞或夫死而不改嫁的節操。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 貞 zhēn chaste
2 節 jié
  1. joint; node
  2. (bound form) section; segment
  3. solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar)
  4. seasonal festival
  5. (bound form) to economize; to save
  6. (bound form) moral integrity; chastity
  7. classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc
  8. knot (nautical miles per hour)

Containing this entry

貞節牌坊 zhēnjiépáifāng memorial arch in honor of a chaste widow

Related entries

貞操 zhēncāo
  1. (usually of women) chastity
  2. virginity
  3. virtue
  4. honor
  5. loyalty
  6. moral integrity
守宫砂是中国古代用来验证女人贞操的方法.

Shougongsha is an old Chinese technique to test a woman's virginity.

Source: Tatoeba

貞潔 zhēnjié chastity
童貞 tóngzhēn
  1. virginity
  2. chastity
童身 tóngshēn
  1. undefiled body
  2. virginity
  3. virgin
德性 déxìng moral integrity
只有當你讓人看見他是什麼德性他才會變好。

Man will only become better when you make him see what he is like.

Source: Tatoeba

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