qiān

common

Meaning of 谦辞

谦辞 means humble or modest expression; self-deprecatory term; to decline out of modesty; to refuse politely. Pronounced qiān cí.

  • humble or modest expression; self-deprecatory term
  • to decline out of modesty; to refuse politely

Definitions & Examples

Zhōng
guó
rén
cháng
yòng
 
guò
jiǎng
le
 
zuò
wéi
qiān
 

Chinese people often use "you flatter me" as a humble expression.

Miàn
duì
chēng
zàn
 
zǒng
shì
mǎn
kǒu
qiān
 

When facing praise, he always speaks with humble words.

 
gǎn
dāng
 
shì
zhǒng
cháng
jiàn
de
qiān
 

"I don't deserve this" is a common self-deprecatory expression.