modest, self-effacing 17 谦虚 [-] qiānxū (humble-modest) modest, self-effacing: 态度~ be modest || 他是大教授, 但是说话很~. He is a famous professor, but he is very modest. || ~使人进步, 骄傲使人落后. Modesty helps one to make progress, while conceit makes one lag behind. '256 Cautious and careless 谨慎, 疏忽 (jǐnshèn, shūhū)
open-minded, modest 18 虚心 [-] xūxīn (modest-heart) open-minded, modest: ~请教 (qǐngjiào) be open to ask for advice || ~向别人学习be willing to learn from others || ~接 受别人的意见accept other’s opinions with an open mind '