guò
qiān

common
idiom

Meaning of 过谦

过谦 means excessively modest; overly humble; to decline out of politeness. Pronounced guò qiān.

  • excessively modest; overly humble; to decline out of politeness

Definitions & Examples

jiā
zhì
tuī
xuǎn
 
jiù
bié
guò
qiān
le
 

Everyone unanimously nominated you, so you don't need to be overly humble.

Zhè
ge
xiàng
yóu
qiān
tóu
zuì
shì
 
qǐng
guò
qiān
 

You are the most suitable person to lead this project; please don't decline out of excessive modesty.

guò
qiān
de
tài
yǒu
shí
ràng
rén
huì
méi
yǒu
xìn
xīn
 

His overly humble attitude sometimes leads people to mistake it for a lack of confidence.