| 穆索尔斯基 | mu4 suo3 er3 si1 ji1 | Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881), Russian composer, composer of Pictures at an Exhibition |
| 莫杰斯特 | mo4 jie2 si1 te4 | Modest (name) |
| 虚心使人进步，骄傲使人落后 | xu1 xin1 shi3 ren2 jin4 bu4 jiao1 ao4 shi3 ren2 luo4 hou4 | Modesty leads to progress, arrogance makes you drop behind (favorite slogan of Mao Zedong) |
| 谦虚为怀 | qian1 xu1 wei2 huai2 | modest |
| 收敛锋芒 | shou1 lian3 feng1 mang2 | to show some modesty |
| 毫不谦虚 | hao2 bu4 qian1 xu1 | not in the least modest |
| 虚心好学 | xu1 xin1 hao4 xue2 | modest and studious (idiom) |
| 不谦虚的 | bu4 qian1 xu1 de5 | immodest |
| 冒失的 | mao4 shi1 de5 | immodest |
| 虚心使人进步骄傲使人落后 | xu1 xin1 shi3 ren2 jin4 bu4 jiao1 ao4 shi3 ren2 luo4 hou4 | Modesty leads to progress, arrogance makes you drop behind (favorite slogan of Mao Dzedong 毛澤æ±æ¯›æ³½ä¸œ, noted for his modesty). |
| 半瓶水响叮当 | ban4 ping2 shui3 xiang3 ding1 dang1 | fig. empty vessels make the most noise |