Adj.modest; self-effacing

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 谦虚.
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Character Breakdown

谦虚 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 谦虚 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 谦虚 with other words naturally.
Adverb + Verbwith
qiān
shuō
neutral
say modestly
Adjective + Nounwith
qiān
de
rén
neutral
a modest person
Adverb + Adjectivewith非常
fēi
cháng
qiān
neutral
very modest
Verb + Objectwith保持
bǎo
chí
qiān
neutral
remain modest

Example Sentences with 谦虚

hěn
qiān
zǒng
shì
shuō
bié
rén
hǎo
He is very humble, always saying good things about others.
miàn
duì
zàn
shǐ
zhōng
bǎo
chí
qiān
cóng
mǎn
Faced with praise, he always remains modest and never complacent.
nán
dào
jué
de
yǒu
shí
qiān
yǒu
xiē
guò
fèn
le
ma
Don't you think he is sometimes excessively modest?
suī
rán
chéng
hěn
hǎo
dàn
hěn
qiān
cóng
xuàn
yào耀
Although she has excellent grades, she is very modest and never shows off.
bìng
fēi
zhēn
de
qiān
zhǐ
shì
yuàn
zài
gōng
kāi
chǎng
zhāng
yáng
He is not genuinely modest; he just doesn't want to show off in public.
zài
tuán
duì
tǎo
lùn
zhōng
qiān
de
tài
yǒu
zhù
shōu
tóng
jiàn
In team discussions, a modest attitude helps to absorb different opinions.
zài
huò
jiǎng
hòu
qiān
biǎo
shì
zhè
kāi
tuán
duì
de
zhī
chí
After winning the award, he modestly stated that it was inseparable from the team's support.
qiān
xiào
le
xiào
gōng
láo
dōu
guī
gōng
tóng
shì
de
bāng
zhù
She smiled modestly and attributed all the credit to her colleagues' help.