降心下气 — “To humble oneself”
降心下气 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to humble oneself”. To be modest and conciliatory. Literally, “To lower one's heart and humble one's spirit”.
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降心下气 Pronunciation and Pinyin
降心下气 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 降心下气
他虚心接受批评，降心下气地向大家学习，最终取得了显著进步。
He humbly accepted criticism, lowering his pride to learn from everyone, and eventually made significant progress.
Idioms Related to 降心下气
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- jiàng降rén人yǐ以xīn心win hearts and minds
- xiáng降yāo妖zhuō捉guài怪subdue demons and catch monsters
- xiáng降yāo妖chú除guài怪subdue demons and monsters
- jiàng降zūn尊lín临bēi卑condescend to associate with inferiors
- jiàng降zūn尊lín临bēi卑，，qū屈gāo高jiù就xià下condescend to inferiors
- jiàng降zūn尊yū纡guì贵condescend to humble oneself
- jiàng降xīn心fǔ俯shǒu首humbly submit and obey
- jiàng降xīn心xiāng相cóng从Humble oneself and comply
- jiàng降xīn心shùn顺sú俗humble oneself and conform to popular customs
- jiàng降zhì志rǔ辱shēn身lower aspirations and debase oneself
- jiàng降běn本liú流mò末neglect essentials, focus on trifles
- jiàng降gé格yǐ以qiú求lower standards to seek
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Open the tool →Questions about 降心下气
What does 降心下气 mean?
降心下气 (jiàng xīn xià qì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to humble oneself”.
How do you pronounce 降心下气?
降心下气 is pronounced jiàng xīn xià qì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 降心下气 literally mean?
Literally, 降心下气 means “to lower one's heart and humble one's spirit”. It is used to mean “to humble oneself”.
What is the Chinese definition of 降心下气?
指虚心下气。