Sentence #4754662 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted
How 谦虚 is built
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谦qiānmodest
讠speech form of 言 · yánMeaning part
兼both · jiānSound part
讠 hints at the meaning (speech); 兼 (jiān) hints at the sound. Compare it with qiān.
虚xūemptiness
虍tiger · hū
业business · yè
How to write 谦虚
谦 12 strokes · 虚 11 strokes
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Stroke order chart for 谦虚 (qiānxū). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
谦虚 (qiānxū) means “modest” or “self-effacing”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it qiānxū: qiān with a 1st tone, then xū with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 谦虚 is written 謙虛. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type qianxu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 谦虚 from the suggestions. Typing qianxu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
谦虚 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
谦qiān1st tone, high and level
