Usage note
“虚心”是愿意学习，不骄傲的态度。
“xū xīn” shì yuàn yì xué xí, bù jiāo ào de tài dù.
"Modest" is an attitude of being willing to learn and not being proud.
Context note
虚心的小朋友会认真听别人的建议。
Xū xīn de xiǎo péng yǒu huì rèn zhēn tīng bié rén de jiàn yì.
A modest child will listen carefully to others' advice.
5 examples
他虚心向老师学习。
tā xū xīn xiàng lǎo shī xué xí。
He modestly learns from the teacher.
她虚心接受批评。
tā xū xīn jiē shòu pī píng。
She modestly accepts criticism.
我们要虚心请教别人。
wǒ men yào xū xīn qǐng jiào bié rén。
We should modestly ask others for advice.
小明虚心改正错误。
xiǎo míng xū xīn gǎi zhèng cuò wù。
Xiao Ming modestly corrects his mistakes.
虚心使人进步。
xū xīn shǐ rén jìn bù。
Modesty makes people improve.
5 mini stories
小红虚心学习画画。她画得越来越好。
xiǎo hóng xū xīn xué xí huà huà。 tā huà dé yuè lái yuè hǎo。
Xiao Hong modestly learns to draw. She draws better and better.
小明虚心听妈妈的话。他学会了整理房间。
xiǎo míng xū xīn tīng mā ma de huà。 tā xué huì le zhěng lǐ fáng jiān。
Xiao Ming modestly listens to Mom. He learned to tidy the room.
她虚心向同学请教数学题。她很快懂了。
tā xū xīn xiàng tóng xué qǐng jiào shù xué tí。 tā hěn kuài dǒng le。
She modestly asked a classmate for help with a math problem. She understood quickly.
我们虚心学习新游戏。大家玩得很开心。
wǒ men xū xīn xué xí xīn yóu xì。 dà jiā wán dé hěn kāi xīn。
We modestly learn a new game. Everyone has a lot of fun.
小华虚心接受老师的建议。他写字更好了。
xiǎo huá xū xīn jiē shòu lǎo shī de jiàn yì。 tā xiě zì gèng hǎo le。
Xiao Hua modestly accepts the teacher's advice. His handwriting improved.
Mini dialogue
虚心请教
A
小明，你怎么学习这么好？
Xiǎo Míng, nǐ zěnme xuéxí zhème hǎo?
Xiao Ming, how do you study so well?
B
我虚心向老师请教，所以进步快。
Wǒ xūxīn xiàng lǎoshī qǐngjiào, suǒyǐ jìnbù kuài.
I modestly ask the teacher for advice, so I improve quickly.
虚心接受
A
你愿意听我的建议吗？
Nǐ yuànyì tīng wǒ de jiànyì ma?
Are you willing to listen to my suggestion?
B
当然，我虚心接受你的意见。
Dāngrán, wǒ xūxīn jiēshòu nǐ de yìjiàn.
Of course, I modestly accept your opinion.
Related words and contrasts
similar
谦虚
qiānxū
humble
similar meaning, often used together
opposite
骄傲
jiāo'ào
arrogant
opposite of modest