







modesty
self-effacement
to be humble
He gave a self-deprecating shrug.
Self-deprecating humor is best, but that can also be taken too far.

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Open the tool →自谦 (zì qiān) means “modesty, self-effacement, to be humble”.
自谦 is pronounced zì qiān in Mandarin Chinese.
“modesty” is 自谦 (zì qiān) in Chinese.
This page has 2 example sentences using 自谦, each with pinyin and an English translation.