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谦 qiān

humble, modest

Strokes
12
Level
HSK 5
Radical
讠
Traditional
謙
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 讠兼 ⿰讠兼

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  1. 他为人很谦虚。
    Tā wéirén hěn qiānxū.
    He is very modest as a person.
    he as-person very modest
  2. 你觉得他谦逊吗？
    Nǐ juéde tā qiānxùn ma?
    Do you think he's humble?
    you feel he humble (question)
  3. 做人要谦虚一点。
    Zuòrén yào qiānxū yìdiǎn.
    As a person, you should be a bit more modest.
    be-person need modest a-bit
  4. 他一点也不谦虚，总是夸自己。
    Tā yìdiǎn yě bù qiānxū, zǒngshì kuā zìjǐ.
    He isn't modest at all, always boasting about himself.
    he a-bit also not modest, always boast self
  5. 获奖以后，他依然非常谦逊。
    Huòjiǎng yǐhòu, tā yīrán fēicháng qiānxùn.
    After winning the award, he remained very humble.
    win-award after, he still very humble

Words with 谦 (2)