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Traditional Pīnyīn		English Definition	Simplified HSK
哪裡 nǎlǐ	哪裡 \| 哪裡* \| *哪裡	where? / somewhere / anywhere / wherever / nowhere (negative answer to question) / humble expression denying compliment	哪里 HSK 1


哪裏 nǎlǐ	哪裏 \| 哪裏* \| *哪裏	where? / somewhere / anywhere / wherever / nowhere (negative answer to question) / humble expression denying compliment / also written 哪裡｜哪里	哪里 HSK 1


兄弟 xiōngdì	兄弟 \| 兄弟* \| *兄弟	brothers / younger brother / CL: 個｜个 / I, me (humble term used by men in public speech) / brotherly / fraternal	HSK 4


小人 xiǎorén	小人 \| 小人* \| *小人	person of low social status (old) / I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself) / nasty person / vile character	HSK 7-9


虛心 xūxīn	虛心 \| 虛心* \| *虛心	open-minded / humble	虚心 HSK 5


拙筆 zhuōbǐ	拙筆 \| 拙筆* \| *拙筆	my clumsy writing (humble expr.) / my humble pen	拙笔


負荊請罪 fùjīngqǐngzuì	負荊請罪 \| 負荊請罪* \| *負荊請罪	lit. to bring a bramble and ask for punishment (idiom) / fig. to offer sb a humble apology	负荆请罪


管見 guǎnjiàn	管見 \| 管見* \| *管見	my limited view (lit. view through a thin tube) / my limited understanding / my opinion (humble)	管见


鄙見 bǐjiàn	鄙見 \| 鄙見* \| *鄙見	(my) humble opinion / humble idea	鄙见


手下留情 shǒuxiàliúqíng	手下留情 \| 手下留情* \| *手下留情	lit. start off leniently (idiom); please do not be too strict with me / Do not judge me too harshly. / Look favorably on my humble efforts.


鄙人 bǐrén	鄙人 \| 鄙人* \| *鄙人	your humble servant / I


卑微 bēiwēi	卑微 \| 卑微* \| *卑微	lowly / humble


老朽 lǎoxiǔ	老朽 \| 老朽* \| *老朽	decrepit and behind the times; old; useless / (humble) I; me (used by the elderly)


小弟 xiǎodì	小弟 \| 小弟* \| *小弟	little brother / I, your little brother (humble)


低微 dīwēi	低微 \| 低微* \| *低微	meager (wages) / humble (social status) / feeble (voice)


拙作 zhuōzuò	拙作 \| 拙作* \| *拙作	my unworthy manuscript (humble expr.) / my humble writing


聞過則喜 wénguòzéxǐ	聞過則喜 \| 聞過則喜* \| *聞過則喜	to accept criticism gladly (humble expr.) / to be happy when one's errors are pointed out	闻过则喜


見教 jiànjiào	見教 \| 見教* \| *見教	I have been enlightened by your teaching (humble)	见教


肉袒 ròutǎn	肉袒 \| 肉袒* \| *肉袒	to make a humble apology (formal writing)


在下 zàixià	在下 \| 在下* \| *在下	under / myself (humble)


妄自菲薄 wàngzìfěibó	妄自菲薄 \| 妄自菲薄* \| *妄自菲薄	to be unduly humble (idiom) / to undervalue oneself


舍妹 shèmèi	舍妹 \| 舍妹* \| *舍妹	(humble) my younger sister


下情 xiàqíng	下情 \| 下情* \| *下情	feelings of the masses / my situation (humble speech)


小的 xiǎode	小的 \| 小的* \| *小的	(coll.) young child; the little one(s) of the family / (old) (humble) I; me; my (used by a commoner when speaking to an official)


微微 wēiwēi	微微 \| 微微* \| *微微	slight / faint / humble


打躬作揖 dǎgōngzuòyī	打躬作揖 \| 打躬作揖* \| *打躬作揖	to bow respectfully with clasped hands / to beg humbly


放低 fàngdī	放低 \| 放低* \| *放低	to lower / to be humble


薄技 bójì	薄技 \| 薄技* \| *薄技	meager skill / my poor talents (humble)


寒舍 hánshè	寒舍 \| 寒舍* \| *寒舍	my humble home


菲薄 fěibó	菲薄 \| 菲薄* \| *菲薄	humble / meager / thin / to despise


謙語 qiānyǔ	謙語 \| 謙語* \| *謙語	humble expression	谦语


犬子 quǎnzǐ	犬子 \| 犬子* \| *犬子	(literary) (humble) my son


菲 fěi	菲 \| 菲* \| *菲	poor / humble / unworthy / radish (old)


下家 xiàjiā	下家 \| 下家* \| *下家	player whose turn comes next (in a game) / next one / my humble home


不才 bùcái	不才 \| 不才* \| *不才	untalented / I / me (humble)


薄面 bómiàn	薄面 \| 薄面* \| *薄面	my meager sensibilities / blushing face / please do it for my sake (i.e. to save my face)(humble)


哪兒的話 nǎrdehuà	哪兒的話 \| 哪兒的話* \| *哪兒的話	(coll.) not at all (humble expression denying compliment) / don't mention it	哪儿的话


小可 xiǎokě	小可 \| 小可* \| *小可	small / unimportant / (polite) my humble person


寒門 hánmén	寒門 \| 寒門* \| *寒門	poor and humble family / my family (humble)	寒门


小兒 xiǎo'ér	小兒 \| 小兒* \| *小兒	young child / (humble) my son	小儿


謙卑 qiānbēi	謙卑 \| 謙卑* \| *謙卑	humble	谦卑


賤 jiàn	賤 \| 賤* \| *賤	inexpensive / lowly / despicable / (bound form) (humble) my	贱 HSK 7-9


管見所及 guǎnjiànsuǒjí	管見所及 \| 管見所及* \| *管見所及	in my humble opinion (idiom)	管见所及


受寵若驚 shòuchǒngruòjīng	受寵若驚 \| 受寵若驚* \| *受寵若驚	overwhelmed by favor from superior (humble expr.)	受宠若惊


蓬蓽 péngbì	蓬蓽 \| 蓬蓽* \| *蓬蓽	poor person's house / humble home	蓬荜


卑辭厚禮 bēicíhòulǐ	卑辭厚禮 \| 卑辭厚禮* \| *卑辭厚禮	humble expression for generous gift	卑辞厚礼


家世寒微 jiāshìhánwēi	家世寒微 \| 家世寒微* \| *家世寒微	to be of humble origin (idiom)


小婿 xiǎoxù	小婿 \| 小婿* \| *小婿	my son-in-law (humble) / I (spoken to parents-in-law)


拙著 zhuōzhù	拙著 \| 拙著* \| *拙著	my unworthy writing (humble expr.) / my worthless manuscript


蝸居 wōjū	蝸居 \| 蝸居* \| *蝸居	humble abode / to live (in a tiny, cramped space)	蜗居


承乏 chéngfá	承乏 \| 承乏* \| *承乏	to accept a position on a provisional basis, in the absence of better qualified candidates (humble expr.)


不情之請 bùqíngzhīqǐng	不情之請 \| 不情之請* \| *不情之請	(idiom) (humble expression) my presumptuous request	不情之请


不敢高攀 bùgǎngāopān	不敢高攀 \| 不敢高攀* \| *不敢高攀	lit. not dare to pull oneself up high (humble term) / I cannot presume on your attention


卑之，無甚高論 bēizhī, wúshèngāolùn	卑之…高論 \| 卑之…高論* \| *卑之…高論	my opinion, nothing very involved (idiom, humble expression); my humble point is a familiar opinion / what I say is really nothing out of the ordinary	卑之，无甚高论


小女 xiǎonǚ	小女 \| 小女* \| *小女	my daughter (humble)


小家碧玉 xiǎojiābìyù	小家碧玉 \| 小家碧玉* \| *小家碧玉	pretty daughter in a humble family


愚見 yújiàn	愚見 \| 愚見* \| *愚見	my humble opinion	愚见


拙樸 zhuōpǔ	拙樸 \| 拙樸* \| *拙樸	austere / humble	拙朴


賤內 jiànnèi	賤內 \| 賤內* \| *賤內	my wife (humble)	贱内


見笑 jiànxiào	見笑 \| 見笑* \| *見笑	to mock / to be ridiculed / to incur ridicule through one's poor performance (humble)	见笑


孤寒 gūhán	孤寒 \| 孤寒* \| *孤寒	alone and poor / humble / (Cantonese) miserly


綿力 miánlì	綿力 \| 綿力* \| *綿力	one's limited power (humble expr.)	绵力


舍下 shèxià	舍下 \| 舍下* \| *舍下	my humble home


蓬戶 pénghù	蓬戶 \| 蓬戶* \| *蓬戶	thatched house / poor person's house / humble home	蓬户


謙誠 qiānchéng	謙誠 \| 謙誠* \| *謙誠	modest and sincere / humble	谦诚


未亡人 wèiwángrén	未亡人 \| 未亡人* \| *未亡人	widow (humble self-reference in former times)


甘拜下風 gānbàixiàfēng	甘拜下風 \| 甘拜下風* \| *甘拜下風	to step down gracefully (humble expression) / to concede defeat / to play second fiddle	甘拜下风


下賤 xiàjiàn	下賤 \| 下賤* \| *下賤	humble / lowly / depraved / contemptible	下贱


才疏學淺 cáishūxuéqiǎn	才疏學淺 \| 才疏學淺* \| *才疏學淺	(humble expr.) of humble talent and shallow learning (idiom); Pray forgive my ignorance,...	才疏学浅


撝 huī	撝 \| 撝* \| *撝	to split / to direct / to brandish / humble	㧑


效犬馬之勞 xiàoquǎnmǎzhīláo	效犬馬之勞 \| 效犬馬之勞* \| *效犬馬之勞	to render one's humble services / to be at sb's beck and call	效犬马之劳


猥 wěi	猥 \| 猥* \| *猥	humble / rustic / plentiful


內人 nèirén	內人 \| 內人* \| *內人	my wife (humble)	内人


陋屋 lòuwū	陋屋 \| 陋屋* \| *陋屋	humble dwelling


拙荊 zhuōjīng	拙荊 \| 拙荊* \| *拙荊	my wife (humble)	拙荆


柴門小戶 cháiménxiǎohù	柴門小戶 \| 柴門小戶* \| *柴門小戶	woodcutter's cottage (idiom); poor person's hovel / fig. my humble house	柴门小户


綿薄 miánbó	綿薄 \| 綿薄* \| *綿薄	my humble effort / my meager contribution (humble)	绵薄


蓬門蓽戶 péngménbìhù	蓬門蓽戶 \| 蓬門蓽戶* \| *蓬門蓽戶	overgrown gate, wicker windows (idiom); poor person's house / humble home	蓬门荜户


放下身段 fàngxiàshēnduàn	放下身段 \| 放下身段* \| *放下身段	to get off one's high horse; to dispense with posturing (and adopt a more humble or empathetic attitude)


柴門 cháimén	柴門 \| 柴門* \| *柴門	lit. woodcutter's family / humble background / poor family background	柴门


愚意 yúyì	愚意 \| 愚意* \| *愚意	my humble opinion


痴長 chīzhǎng	痴長 \| 痴長* \| *痴長	to not be wiser despite being older / (humble) to be older than (you) by	痴长


謙遜 qiānxùn	謙遜 \| 謙遜* \| *謙遜	humble / modest / unpretentious / modesty	谦逊 HSK 7-9


卑之，毋甚高論 bēizhī, wúshèngāolùn	卑之…高論 \| 卑之…高論* \| *卑之…高論	my opinion, nothing very involved (idiom, humble expression); my humble point is a familiar opinion / what I say is really nothing out of the ordinary	卑之，毋甚高论


拙政園 Zhuōzhèngyuán	拙政園 \| 拙政園* \| *拙政園	Humble Administrator's Garden in Suzhou, Jiangsu	拙政园


末藝 mòyì	末藝 \| 末藝* \| *末藝	small skill / my humble capabilities	末艺


淺見 qiǎnjiàn	淺見 \| 淺見* \| *淺見	shallow opinion / humble opinion	浅见


菲酌 fěizhuó	菲酌 \| 菲酌* \| *菲酌	(humble) the poor food I offer you; my inadequate hospitality


寒微 hánwēi	寒微 \| 寒微* \| *寒微	of humble origin


廁身 cèshēn	廁身 \| 廁身* \| *廁身	(humble expression) to participate (in sth); to play a humble role in	厕身


微臣 wēichén	微臣 \| 微臣* \| *微臣	this small official / humble servant


拙稿 zhuōgǎo	拙稿 \| 拙稿* \| *拙稿	my unworthy manuscript (humble expr.) / my humble writing


撝損 huīsǔn	撝損 \| 撝損* \| *撝損	to humble	㧑损


舍弟 shèdì	舍弟 \| 舍弟* \| *舍弟	(humble) my younger brother


薄禮 bólǐ	薄禮 \| 薄禮* \| *薄禮	my meager gift (humble)	薄礼


蓬蓽生輝 péngbìshēnghuī	蓬蓽生輝 \| 蓬蓽生輝* \| *蓬蓽生輝	(idiom) (humble expression) your presence brings light to my humble dwelling	蓬荜生辉


不亢不卑 bùkàngbùbēi	不亢不卑 \| 不亢不卑* \| *不亢不卑	neither haughty nor humble / neither overbearing nor servile / neither supercilious nor obsequious


土包子 tǔbāozi	土包子 \| 土包子* \| *土包子	country bumpkin / boor / unsophisticated country person (humble, applied to oneself) / burial mound


打拱作揖 dǎgǒngzuòyī	打拱作揖 \| 打拱作揖* \| *打拱作揖	to bow respectfully with clasped hands / to beg humbly


錯愛 cuò'ài	錯愛 \| 錯愛* \| *錯愛	misplaced kindness / humble term: I do not deserve your many kindnesses.	错爱

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