







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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Open the tool →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”.
谦躬下士 is pronounced qiān gōng xià shì in Mandarin Chinese.
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”.
犹言谦恭下士。谦虚恭敬地对待地位比自己低的士人。