Dictionary › 谦虚

谦虚

qiān xū

HSK 5 2-character word Traditional 謙虛

What 谦虚 means

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

The characters in 谦虚

• 谦qiānmodest
• 虚xūemptiness; void; abstract theory or guiding principles

Example sentences

• 谦虚一点。
  Try to be a bit more modest.
• 我很谦虚。
  I'm humble.
• 我是谦虚的。
  Wǒ shì qiānxū de.
  I'm humble.
• 你太谦虚了。
  Nǐ tài qiānxū le.
  You are much too modest.
• 获得诺贝尔奖后，她仍谦虚如昔。
  Huòdé Nuòbèi'ěr Jiǎng hòu, tā réng qiānxū rú xī.
  After winning the Nobel prize, she remained as modest as ever.
• 即使在受到表扬的时候，谦虚也是很重要的。
  Jíshǐ zài shòudào biǎoyáng de shíhou, qiānxū yě shì hěn zhòngyào de.
  Even when one is being praised, modesty is important.