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谦虚

qiānxū

Traditional: 謙虛

modest

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Meaning of 谦虚 in English

qiānxūHSK 6adjective, verbSyllabus #4634
  1. modest
  2. self-effacing
  3. to make modest remarks

Example sentences

  1. 你太谦虚了。
    nǐ tài qiān xū le。
    You're too modest.
    Tatoeba #4760086 by ryanwoo · #2218451 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 你太谦虚了。
    nǐ tài qiān xū le。
    You're being too modest.
    Tatoeba #4760086 by ryanwoo · #3354138 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

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HSK words with 谦

谦逊HSK 7–9
虚 on its own →
xū · emptiness

HSK words with 虚

虚心HSK 5虚HSK 7–9空虚HSK 7–9虚构HSK 7–9虚幻HSK 7–9虚假HSK 7–9虚拟HSK 7–9虚荣HSK 7–9虚弱HSK 7–9虚伪HSK 7–9

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences