qiān xū

Traditional: 謙虛

HSK 6

谦虚 (qiān xū) is a Chinese word meaning “modest; self-effacing; to make modest remarks”.

Meanings

  1. 1modest
  2. 2self-effacing
  3. 3to make modest remarks
Part of speech
adjective

Characters in 谦虚

谦qiān · modest虚xū · emptiness

Related words

虚构to make up虚弱weak虚伪false空虚hollow虚emptiness虚假false; phony; sham虚拟to imagine; to make up虚张声势(idiom) to bluff; to bluster; to make an empty show of strength虚幻imaginary虚无nothingness谦卑humble谦逊humble

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