| 逊顺 | xun4 shun4 | unassuming |
| 不慎地 | bu4 shen4 di5 | immodestly |
| 热破坏 | re4 po4 huai4 | thermodestruction |
| 莫德斯托 | mo4 de2 si1 tuo1 | Modesto |
| 谦虚地 | qian1 xu1 di5 | modestly |
| 虚怀若谷 | xu1 huai2 ruo4 gu3 | modest and open-minded |
| 婧 | jing4 | modest |
| 谦称 | qian1 cheng1 | modest appellation |
| 㧑挹 | hui1 yi4 | to be extremely modest and polite |
| 平易近人 | ping2 yi4 jin4 ren2 | easy-going |
| 撝 | hui1 | wave, brandish |
| 深藏若虚 | shen1 cang2 ruo4 xu1 | fig. modest about one's talents |
| 满招损，谦受益 | man3 zhao1 sun3 qian1 shou4 yi4 | pride comes before a fall |