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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 虚怀若谷

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
虚怀若谷 xū huái ruò gǔ - receptive as an echoing canyon (idiom); modest and open-minded

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 61,211 32,397

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- emptiness
- void
- abstract theory or guiding principles
- empty or unoccupied
- diffident or timid
- false
- humble or modest
- (of health) weak
- virtual
- in vain
怀 huái- surname Huai
怀 huái- bosom
- heart
- mind
- to think of
- to harbor in one's mind
- to conceive (a child)
- used in 般若[bo1re3]
- used in 蘭若|兰若[lan2re3]
ruò- to seem
- like
- as
- if
- surname Gu
- valley
- grain
- corn

Other Words Containing 虚怀若谷

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo