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谦虚 (qiān xū) – modest

qiān xū

modest

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 謙虛2 example sentences

Definitions

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

Simplified & traditional

谦虚

Simplified

謙虛

Traditional

Example sentences

See 谦虚 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 我很谦虚。

    wǒ hěn qiān xū 。

    I'm humble.

  • 你太谦虚了。

    nǐ tài qiān xū le 。

    You are much too modest.

Related words

虚

xū

emptiness

虚心

xū xīn

open-minded

空虚

kōng xū

hollow

谦逊

qiān xùn

humble

虚构

xū gòu

to make up

虚幻

xū huàn

imaginary

虚假

xū jiǎ

false

虚拟

xū nǐ

to imagine

虚弱

xū ruò

weak

虚伪

xū wěi

false

弄虚作假

nòng xū zuò jiǎ

to practice fraud (idiom)

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