谦虚

qiān xū · qian xu

Traditional 謙虛

Meaning

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

In a sentence

2 examples
01

获(huò)得(dé)诺(nuò)贝(bèi)尔(ěr)奖(jiǎng)后(hòu),她(tā)仍(réng)谦(qiān)虚(xū)如(rú)昔(xī)。

After winning the Nobel prize, she remained as modest as ever.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

即(jí)使(shǐ)在(zài)受(shòu)到(dào)表(biǎo)扬(yáng)的(de)时(shí)候(hou),谦(qiān)虚(xū)也(yě)是(shì)很(hěn)重(zhòng)要(yào)的(de)。

Even when one is being praised, modesty is important.

Tatoeba: Chinese by miaojiandao · English by AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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