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谦虚

qiān xū · qian xu

Traditional 謙虛

HSK 6Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. modest
  2. self-effacing
  3. to make modest remarks
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So modest

  1. Dengdeng

    里昂(lǐáng)，你(nǐ)的(de)中文(zhōngwén)说(shuō)得(de)真(zhēn)好(hǎo)！

    Leon, your Chinese is really good!

  2. Leon

    哪里哪里(nǎlǐnǎlǐ)，还(hái)差得远(chàdeyuǎn)呢(ne)。

    Not at all, I still have a long way to go.

  3. Dengdeng

    哇(wa)，你(nǐ)还(hái)会(huì)说(shuō)“哪里哪里(nǎlǐnǎlǐ)”，真(zhēn)谦虚(qiānxū)！

    Wow, you even say 哪里哪里. So modest!

  4. Leon

    谢谢(xièxie)！我(wǒ)的(de)中文(zhōngwén)非常(fēicháng)好(hǎo)！

    Thanks! My Chinese is excellent!

  5. Liangliang

    ……刚才(gāngcái)的(de)谦虚(qiānxū)呢(ne)？

    …Where did the modesty go?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

获(huò)得(dé)诺(nuò)贝(bèi)尔(ěr)奖(jiǎng)后(hòu)，她(tā)仍(réng)谦(qiān)虚(xū)如(rú)昔(xī)。

After winning the Nobel prize, she remained as modest as ever.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

即(jí)使(shǐ)在(zài)受(shòu)到(dào)表(biǎo)扬(yáng)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)，谦(qiān)虚(xū)也(yě)是(shì)很(hěn)重(zhòng)要(yào)的(de)。

Even when one is being praised, modesty is important.

Tatoeba: Chinese by miaojiandao · English by AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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