"中国伦理学"有三种不同的意义，重写或构建当代中国伦理学需要弄清楚是在哪种意义上进行构建。我们要构建的并不是在中国产生的伦理学，也不是仅仅适用于中国的伦理学，而是当代中国特色伦理学。构建当代中国特色伦理学才能体现伦理学的学科性质，才能传承并创新中西伦理学的学术传统，才能为世界伦理学界提供中国道德主张，贡献中国道德智慧。更为重要的是，中国特色伦理学在中国历史上已经存在，而且对世界作出过重要贡献，产生了深远影响。构建当代中国特色伦理学需要继承传统中国特色伦理学的优良传统，传承中国传统伦理学的优秀基因并弘扬其中的合理元素，着力提炼和提升时代道德精神，坚守伦理学的学科性质，从而让当代中国特色伦理学走向世界。

Since "Chinese ethics" may have three different meanings, it is necessary to figure out in which sense we are going to rewrite or construct contemporary Chinese ethics. What we are going to construct is neither ethics created in China, nor ethics merely suitable for China, but contemporary ethics with Chinese characteristics. Without constructing ethics with Chinese characteristics, we cannot construct ethics as a discipline, inherit or innovate the Chinese and Western academic traditions of ethics, or contribute Chinese moral doctrines and wisdom to the world. More importantly, ethics with Chinese characteristics has been there in Chinese history and made great contribution to the world with profound influence. In the construction of contemporary ethics with Chinese characteristics, we must inherit the excellent tradition of ethics, carry on excellent genes and develop reasonable elements in Chinese traditional ethics, extract and elevate the moral spirit of the time, maintain ethics as a discipline, and promote contemporary ethics with Chinese characteristics to the world.