Meaning
to yield
Chinese: 谦逊，也表示不如、让出。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “xun” becomes a different word in each tone. 逊 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 谦逊qiān xùnhumble; modest; unpretentious; modesty
- 逊色xùn sèinferior
- 不逊bù xùnrude; impertinent
- 逊位xùn wèito abdicate; to resign a position
- 逊顺xùn shùnmodest and obedient; unassuming
Example Sentence
他的成绩并不比别人逊色。Tā de chéng jì bìng bù bǐ bié ren xùn sè.His grades are no worse than those of others.
他Tāhe的deof成绩chéng jìachievement并不bìng bùnot at all比bǐcompared to别人bié renother people逊xùnto abdicate色sècolor。