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虚心 (xū xīn): Modest (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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3.

Character Breakdown

虚 • xū • empty, void, false, or unreal

xū虚

empty, void, false, or unreal

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Pinyinxū xīn

Meaningmodest; with an open mind

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心 • xīn • heart; mind; core

xīn心

heart; mind; core

HSK 5 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 虚心.

包裹bāo guǒwrap up; pack up
爱护ài hùcare; cherish; take good care of
成语chéng yǔset phrase; idiom; proverb
点心diǎn xinsnack; dim sum
胆小鬼dǎn xiǎo guǐcoward
从而cóng érthus; therebyupon
地道dìdàotunnel; underpass; typical [of a place]
传播chuán bōdisseminate; propagate
本质běn zhìnature; innate character; intrinsic quality
成分chéng fèncomposition; component part; ingredient
报到bào dàoreport for duty; check in; register
存在cún zàito exist; be

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 虚心.

Words with 虚

谦虚qiān xūmodest; self-effacing
空虚kōng xūhollow; void
虚伪xū wěisham; false; hypocritical
虚假

xū jiǎ

false; sham

虚荣xū róngvanity; vain glory

虚幻xū huànIllusory

虚弱xū ruòWeak

虚拟xū nǐVirtual

Words with 心

关心guān xīncare about
小心xiǎo xīntake care
心里xīn lichest
担心dān xīnworry
放心fàng xīnrelax; feel relieved
伤心shāng xīnsad
信心xìn xīnconfidence
内心nèi xīnheart; innermost being

4.

How to Use 虚心 in Sentences

Verb + Objectwith保持

bǎo保

chí持

xū虚

xīn心

neutral

remain humble

Subject + Predicatewith态度

tài态

du度

xū虚

xīn心

Adverb + Verb

xū虚

xīn心

qǐng请

jiào教

5.

Example Sentences with 虚心

miàn面

duì对

zhuān专

jiā家

de的

pī批

píng

neutral

modest attitude

neutral

seek advice modestly

xū虚

xīn心

xué学

xí习

neutral

learn with an open mind

评

，

tā他

shǐ始

zhōng终

bǎo保

chí持

zhe着

xū虚

xīn心

de的

tài态

dù度

。

Faced with criticism from experts, he always maintains a modest attitude.

nǐ你

néng能

fǒu否

xū虚

xīn心

kǎo考

lǜ虑

yí一

xià下

zhè这

ge个

fāng方

àn案

de的

kě可

xíng行

xìng性

？

Could you modestly consider the feasibility of this plan?

tā他

fēi非

dàn但

méi没

yǒu有

xū虚

xīn心

jiē接

shòu受

jiàn建

yì议

，

fǎn反

ér而

gù固

zhi执

jǐ己

jiàn见

。

Not only did he not modestly accept the advice, but he also stubbornly stuck to his own views.

zài在

tuán团

duì队

hé合

zuò作

zhōng中

，

xū虚

xīn心

qīng倾

tīng听

yǔ与

jī积

jí极

biǎo表

dá达

tóng同

yàng样

zhòng重

yào要

。

In teamwork, listening with an open mind is as important as expressing oneself actively.

zán咱

men们

yīng应

gāi该

xū虚

xīn心

xiàng向

yǒu有

jīng经

yàn验

de的

qián前

bèi辈

qǐng请

jiào教

。

We should modestly seek advice from experienced seniors.