excessively modest; overly humble
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
excessively modest; overly humble; to decline out of politeness
formalUsed to describe a person who is polite to a fault, often in situations where accepting a role or compliment is appropriate. It implies the humility is unnecessary or even hindering.
Dà大
jiā家
yī一
zhì致
tuī推
xuǎn选
nǐ你
，
nǐ你
jiù就
bié别
guò过
qiān谦
le了
。
Everyone unanimously nominated you, so you don't need to be overly humble.
Zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
yóu由
nǐ你
qiān牵
tóu头
zuì最
hé合
shì适
，
qǐng请
wù勿
guò过
qiān谦
。
You are the most suitable person to lead this project; please don't decline out of excessive modesty.
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Tā他
guò过
qiān谦
de的
tài态
dù度
yǒu有
shí时
ràng让
rén人
wù误
huì会
tā他
méi没
yǒu有
xìn信
xīn心
。
His overly humble attitude sometimes leads people to mistake it for a lack of confidence.