虛懷若谷 xū huái ruò gǔ

humble and open to others’ ideas

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. receptive as an echoing canyon (idiom); modest and open-minded

Characters

Character Meaning
虛 xū
false; empty or unoccupied; (of health) weak
懷 huái
to harbor in one's mind; to think of; bosom
若 ruò HSK 6
if; as; like
谷 gǔ HSK 6
grain; valley; corn