Humble in Chinese: 谦逊 (qiān xùn)
qiān xùn
humble
Definitions
- 1humble
- 2modest
- 3unpretentious
- 4modesty
Stroke order
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Zhuyin
This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.
ㄑㄧㄢ
qiān
ㄒㄩㄣˋ
xùn
Simplified & traditional
谦逊
Simplified
謙遜
Traditional
Example sentences
See 谦逊 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.
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.
Related words
谦虚
qiān xū
modest
逊色
xùn sè
inferior (often in the combination 毫无逊色, not in the least inferior)
签署
qiān shǔ
to sign (an agreement)
前辈
qián bèi
senior
前不久
qián bù jiǔ
not long ago
前赴后继
qián fù hòu jì
to advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave (idiom)
前期
qián qī
preceding period
前任
qián rèn
predecessor
前所未有
qián suǒ wèi yǒu
unprecedented
前台
qián tái
stage
前无古人
qián wú gǔ rén
(idiom) unprecedented
前夕
qián xī
eve
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