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谦躬下士 — “Humble oneself to lower-status individuals”

谦躬下士 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to treat individuals of lower status or less prestige with humility and respect; to be humble and courteous to subordinates or those less accomplished”. Literally, “Humble oneself to lower-status individuals”.

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谦躬下士 Pronunciation and Pinyin

谦躬下士 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
谦
qiān12humble and modest
躬
gōng10body; personally; bow
下
xià3below, down, next, to descend
士
shì3scholar, gentleman, soldier

Example Sentence with 谦躬下士

即使取得了巨大的成就,他依然谦躬下士,虚心向年轻人请教。
Even after achieving great success, he remained humble and respectful towards those of lower standing, sincerely seeking advice from young people.

Idioms Related to 谦躬下士

Synonyms of 谦躬下士

  • qiān谦gōng恭xià下shì士modest and courteous to talented subordinates
  • qiān谦qiān谦xià下shì士treat inferiors with modesty and respect

More idioms starting with 谦

  • qiān谦yǐ以xià下shì士be humble to subordinates
  • qiān谦bēi卑zì自mù牧be humble and cultivate oneself
  • qiān谦shòu受yì益,,mǎn满zhāo招sǔn损Humility benefits, complacency harms
  • qiān谦zūn尊ér而guāng光Humility makes the respected shine brighter
  • qiān谦gōng恭rén仁hòu厚Humble, respectful, kind, and benevolent
  • qiān谦gōng恭xū虚jǐ己modest and humble
  • qiān谦xū虚jìng敬shèn慎modest, respectful, and prudent
  • qiān谦xū虚jǐn谨shèn慎humble and cautious
  • qiān谦ràng让wèi未huáng遑too humble to accept praise
  • qiān谦qiān谦jūn君zǐ子A humble and self-disciplined gentleman

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What does 谦躬下士 mean?

谦躬下士 (qiān gōng xià shì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to treat individuals of lower status or less prestige with humility and respect; to be humble and courteous to subordinates or those less accomplished”.

How do you pronounce 谦躬下士?

谦躬下士 is pronounced qiān gōng xià shì in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 谦躬下士 literally mean?

Literally, 谦躬下士 means “Humble oneself to lower-status individuals”. It is used to mean “to treat individuals of lower status or less prestige with humility and respect; to be humble and courteous to subordinates or those less accomplished”.

What is the Chinese definition of 谦躬下士?

犹言谦恭下士。谦虚恭敬地对待地位比自己低的士人。

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