Humble in Chinese: 谦逊 (qiān xùn)

qiān xùn

humble

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 謙遜1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1humble
  2. 2modest
  3. 3unpretentious
  4. 4modesty

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ㄑㄧㄢ

qiān

/ q/ i/ an/ first tone

ㄒㄩㄣˋ

xùn

/ x/ ü/ enˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

谦逊

Simplified

謙遜

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他为人十分谦逊,从不炫耀。

    tā wèi rén shí fēn qiān xùn, cóng bú xuàn yào。

    He is very modest and never shows off.

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