謙虛 [谦虚]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. modest
  2. self-effacing
  3. to make modest remarks
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. humble
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    唔​自大​；​唔​會​炫耀​自己​嘅​才能
    modest; humble
    • 佢雖然係世界出名嘅教授，但係佢做人好謙虛。
      佢虽然系世界出名嘅教授，但系佢做人好谦虚。
      keoi5 seoi1 jin4 hai6 sai3 gaai3 ceot1 meng2 ge3 gaau3 sau6, daan6 hai6 keoi5 zou6 jan4 hou2 him1 heoi1
      Even though he is a world-renowned professor, he is very humble around others.
  2. 近義詞
    謙
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj
    humble; modest; unassuming
    (syn.) 謙卑, 谦卑, 顧謙, 课谦, 謙讓, 谦冲, 谦抑, 谦逊, 虚心, 謙沖, 虛心, 自謙, 謙抑, 谦让, 謙遜, 自谦, 顾谦, 課謙
  2. verb
    to make a modest remark; to speak modestly
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 六级词汇表 #646
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    获得诺贝尔奖后，她仍谦虚如昔。
    獲得諾貝爾獎後，她仍謙虛如昔。
    huò dé nuò bèi ěr jiǎng hòu ， tā réng qiān xū rú xī 。
    • After winning the Nobel prize, she remained as modest as ever.
  2. Mandarin
    有智慧才能分辨善恶邪正；有谦虚才能建立美满人生。
    有智慧才能分辨善惡邪正；有謙虛才能建立美滿人生。
    yǒu zhì huì cái néng fēn biàn shàn è xié zhèng ； yǒu qiān xū cái néng jiàn lì měi mǎn rén shēng 。
    • Only with wisdom can one distinguish between good and evil; only with humility can one build a happy life.
  3. Mandarin
    谦虚一点。
    謙虛一點。
    qiān xū yī diǎn 。
    • Try to be a bit more modest.
    • Be more modest.
  4. Mandarin
    你太谦虚了。
    你太謙虛了。
    nǐ tài qiān xū le 。
    • You're too modest.
    • You're being too modest.
    • You are much too modest.
  5. Mandarin
    我是谦虚的。
    我是謙虛的。
    wǒ shì qiān xū de 。
    • I'm humble.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢虽然系世界出名嘅教授，但系佢做人好谦虚。
    佢雖然係世界出名嘅教授，但係佢做人好謙虛。
    keoi5 seoi1 jin4 hai6 sai3 gaai3 ceot1 meng2 ge3 gaau3 sau6, daan6 hai6 keoi5 zou6 jan4 hou2 him1 heoi1
    • Even though he is a world-renowned professor, he is very humble around others.
  2. Cantonese
    你成日讲嘢牙斩斩，几时先学识谦虚啲呢？
    你成日講嘢牙斬斬，幾時先學識謙虛啲呢？
    nei5 seng4 jat6 gong2 je5 ngaa4 zaam2 zaam2, gei2 si4 sin1 hok6 sik1 him1 heoi1 di1 ne1?
    • You talk in a cocky and condescending way all the time. When will you learn to become more humble?
  3. Cantonese
    喺传统英国文化，自嘲系一种谦虚表现。
    喺傳統英國文化，自嘲係一種謙虛表現。
    • In traditional British-English culture, self-deprecation is considered to be an element of modesty.
  4. Cantonese
    佢不但学问好，而且仲好谦虚𠻹。
    佢不但學問好，而且仲好謙虛𠻹。
    keoi5 bat1 daan6 hok6 man6 hou2, ji4 ce2 zung6 hou2 him1 heoi1 tim1.
    • He is not only knowledgeable but also very humble.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    将来我们国家富强了，我们一定还要坚持革命立场，还要谦虚谨慎，还要向人家学习，不要把尾巴翘起来。
    將來我們國家富強了，我們一定還要堅持革命立場，還要謙虛謹慎，還要向人家學習，不要把尾巴翹起來。
    jiāng lái wǒ men guó jiā fù qiáng le ， wǒ men yī dìng hái yào jiān chí gé mìng lì chǎng ， hái yào qiān xū jǐn shèn ， hái yào xiàng rén jia xué xí ， bù yào bǎ wěi ba qiào qǐ lái ．
    • Even when one day our country becomes strong and prosperous, we must still adhere to the revolutionary stand, remain modest and prudent, learn from other countries and not allow ourselves to become swollen with conceit.