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謙虛

简谦虚 · 繁謙虛

Mandarin · pinyin qiān xū

modest
self-effacing
to make modest remarks

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谦: qiān · humble, modest
虚: xū · false

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1–1 · qian1 xu1

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him1 heoi1

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adj

humble; modest; unassuming

verb

to make a modest remark; to speak modestly

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