guò​qiān

too modest

  • created sense approved 过谦/過謙 · guò​qiān · too modest — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    过谦 / 過謙

    guò​qiān

    too modest

    to be excessively modest or humble; overly modest

    过 (literal) → 过/過 · guò · to exceed 谦 (literal) → 谦/謙 · qiān · modest

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 过谦/過謙 · guò​qiān · to decline — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    过谦 / 過謙

    guò​qiān

    to decline

    to decline or yield out of modesty; to push back politely (e.g. when offered a task or honor)

    过 (literal) → 过/過 · guò · to exceed 谦 (literal) → 谦/謙 · qiān · modest

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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