谦辞

謙辭

qiāncí

noun

Meanings

1 humble expression
2 self-deprecating polite term
3 to modestly decline

Characters

words; to decline

Examples

HSK 6

他再三谦辞，最后还是接受了这个职位。

Tā zàisān qiāncí, zuìhòu háishi jiēshòu le zhège zhíwèi.

He modestly declined again and again, but in the end he accepted the post.

HSK 7-9

“寒舍”是谦辞，指自己的家。

" Hánshè " shì qiāncí, zhǐ zìjǐ de jiā.

Hánshè "my humble abode" is a humble term for one's own home.

Tips

mistakes

The opposite is 敬辞, words that honour the listener, such as 贵姓 "your honourable surname" or 令尊 "your father". Use a 谦辞 only for yourself: calling someone else's home 寒舍 would insult them.

Stroke Order

谦 qiān

辞 cí