conscience; innate sense of right and wrong
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
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conscience; innate moral sense
formalA term with philosophical weight, often used in discussions of morality and ethics. It implies an intrinsic sense of right and wrong, not just social conditioning.
Miàn面
duì对
lì利
yì益
yòu诱
huò惑
，
tā他
shǒu守
zhù住
le了
zì自
jǐ己
de的
liáng良
zhī知
。
Faced with the temptation of gain, he held onto his conscience.
Yī一
gè个
zhēn真
zhèng正
wěi伟
dà大
de的
shè社
huì会
bì必
xū须
néng能
huàn唤
xǐng醒
gè个
tǐ体
de的
liáng良
zhī知
。
A truly great society must be able to awaken the conscience of the individual.
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Tā他
suī虽
rán然
fàn犯
le了
cuò错
，
dàn但
liáng良
zhī知
wèi未
mǐn泯
。
Although he made a mistake, his conscience is not yet extinguished.