謙
qiān
humble, modest; hexagram ䷎
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Simplified form: 谦
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Our word list and example sentences are in simplified characters. Everything below is for 谦, the simplified form of 謙. We do not have a traditional-script corpus to draw the words from, so they are shown as they are written in simplified Chinese.
Example sentences
你太谦虚了。
Nǐ tài qiān xū le
You're too modest.
我很谦虚。
Wǒ hěn qiān xū
I'm humble.
那个男孩没有因为他同学的笑而谦卑。
Nà ge nán hái méi yǒu yīn wèi tā tóng xué de xiào ér qiān bēi
The boy was not humiliated by the laughter of his classmates.
即使在受到表扬的时候，谦虚也是很重要的。
Jí shǐ zài shòu dào biǎo yáng de shí hou qiān xū yě shì hěn zhòng yào de
Even when one is being praised, modesty is important.
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