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谦虚 (qiān xū) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

谦虚 (qiān xū) is a Chinese word: modest. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 谦虚

形 xíng adjective

modest

他很谦虚,从不炫耀自己的成就。

tā hěn qiān xū cóng bù xuàn yào zì jǐ de chéng jiù

He is very modest and never shows off his achievements.

动 dòng verb

to be modest/humble

你要谦虚一点。

nǐ yào qiān xū yì diǎn

You should be more modest.

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Word breakdown

谦 qiān — modest, humble, unassuming

虚 xū — empty of arrogance, modest

Structure & writing
1 谦 qiān — humble, modest

谦 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 讠 yán — speech/language radical
讠 is a component in 75 characters
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Stroke order

2 虚 xū — empty; hollow (opposite of 实)
虚 is a component in 1 characters

consists of

Stroke order