qiān

modest

speech (讠) + [sound: qiān] (兼) = modest, measured words

The speech radical anchors the meaning: modest speech is restrained, measured, giving room to others. 兼 provides the sound qiān and does not add meaning here.

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他很虚,从不在别人面前夸自己。

tā hěn qiān xū , cóng bù zài bié rén miàn qián kuā zì jǐ 。

He is very modest and never boasts in front of others.

她取得了好成绩,但还是表现得很虚。

tā qǔ dé le hǎo chéng jì , dàn hái shì biǎo xiàn de hěn qiān xū 。

She got good results, but still behaved very modestly.

Words with 谦

囊谦

náng qiān

Nangqên County (Tibetan: nang chen rdzong) in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 玉樹藏族自治州|玉树藏族自治州[Yu4 shu4 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai

囊谦县

náng qiān xiàn

Nangqên County (Tibetan: nang chen rdzong) in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 玉樹藏族自治州|玉树藏族自治州[Yu4 shu4 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai

满招损,谦受益

mǎn zhāo sǔn , qiān shòu yì

(idiom) complacency leads to loss, modesty brings profit

自谦

zì qiān

modest

谦卑

qiān bēi

humble

谦和

qiān hé

meek

谦恭

qiān gōng

polite and modest

谦称

qiān chēng

modest appellation

谦虚

qiān xū

modest

谦词

qiān cí

modest word (grammar)

谦语

qiān yǔ

humble expression

谦诚

qiān chéng

modest and sincere

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