虚怀若谷
xū huái ruò gǔ
Pinyin

Definition

虚怀若谷
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xū huái ruò gǔ
  1. receptive as an echoing canyon (idiom); modest and open-minded

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

谷
gǔ
  1. 1 grain
  2. 2 corn
若
ruò
  1. 1 to seem
  2. 2 like
  3. 3 as
  4. 4 if
低谷
dī gǔ
  1. 1 valley
  2. 2 trough (as opposed to peaks)
  3. 3 fig. low point
  4. 4 lowest ebb
  5. 5 nadir of one's fortunes
倘若
tǎng ruò
  1. 1 provided that
  2. 2 supposing that
  3. 3 if
受宠若惊
shòu chǒng ruò jīng
  1. 1 overwhelmed by favor from superior (humble expr.)
呆若木鸡
dāi ruò mù jī
  1. 1 lit. dumb as a wooden chicken (idiom); fig. dumbstruck
大智若愚
dà zhì ruò yú
  1. 1 great intelligence may appear to be stupidity (idiom)
如若
rú ruò
  1. 1 if
宛若
wǎn ruò
  1. 1 to be just like
山谷
shān gǔ
  1. 1 valley
  2. 2 ravine
峡谷
xiá gǔ
  1. 1 canyon
  2. 2 gill
  3. 3 ravine
布谷鸟
bù gǔ niǎo
  1. 1 cuckoo (Cercococcyx spp.)
  2. 2 same as 杜鵑鳥|杜鹃鸟[dù juān niǎo]
恍若
huǎng ruò
  1. 1 as if
  2. 2 as though
  3. 3 rather like
曼谷
Màn gǔ
  1. 1 Bangkok, capital of Thailand
欣喜若狂
xīn xǐ ruò kuáng
  1. 1 to be wild with joy (idiom)
河谷
hé gǔ
  1. 1 river valley
硅谷
Guī gǔ
  1. 1 Silicon Valley
谷歌
Gǔ gē
  1. 1 variant of 谷歌[Gǔ gē]
谷物
gǔ wù
  1. 1 cereal
  2. 2 grain
谷类
gǔ lèi
  1. 1 cereal
  2. 2 grain

Idioms (20)

冷若冰霜
lěng ruò bīng shuāng
  1. 1 as cold as ice and frost (idiom, usually of woman); icy manner
  2. 2 frigid
判若云泥
pàn ruò yún ní
  1. 1 as different as heaven and earth (idiom)
  2. 2 worlds apart
危若朝露
wēi ruò zhāo lù
  1. 1 precarious as morning dew (idiom); unlikely to last out the day
口若悬河
kǒu ruò xuán hé
  1. 1 mouth like a torrent (idiom)
  2. 2 eloquent
  3. 3 glib
  4. 4 voluble
  5. 5 have the gift of the gab
呆若木鸡
dāi ruò mù jī
  1. 1 lit. dumb as a wooden chicken (idiom); fig. dumbstruck
噤若寒蝉
jìn ruò hán chán
  1. 1 to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)
四体不勤，五谷不分
sì tǐ bù qín , wǔ gǔ bù fēn
  1. 1 never move your four limbs, can't distinguish the five crops (idiom); living as a parasite
固若金汤
gù ruò jīn tāng
  1. 1 secure as a city protected by a wall of metal and a moat of boiling water (idiom)
  2. 2 well fortified
  3. 3 invulnerable to attack
大勇若怯
dà yǒng ruò qiè
  1. 1 a great hero may appear timid (idiom); the really brave person remains level-headed
大勇若怯，大智若愚
dà yǒng ruò qiè , dà zhì ruò yú
  1. 1 a great hero may appear timid, the wise may appear stupid (idiom); the general public may not recognize great talent
大智若愚
dà zhì ruò yú
  1. 1 great intelligence may appear to be stupidity (idiom)
天涯若比邻
tiān yá ruò bǐ lín
  1. 1 far-flung realms as next door (idiom)
  2. 2 close in spirit although far away
奉若神明
fèng ruò shén míng
  1. 1 to honor sb as a God (idiom); to revere
  2. 2 to worship
  3. 3 to deify
  4. 4 to make a holy cow of sth
  5. 5 to put sb on a pedestal
寥若晨星
liáo ruò chén xīng
  1. 1 rare as morning stars (idiom)
  2. 2 few and far between
  3. 3 sparse
惆怅若失
chóu chàng ruò shī
  1. 1 to feel despondent (idiom)
惘然若失
wǎng rán ruò shī
  1. 1 lit. to be frustrated as though having lost sth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be at a loss
  3. 3 perplexed
  4. 4 frustrated
敬若神明
jìng ruò shén míng
  1. 1 to hold sb in the same regard as one would a god (idiom)
欣喜若狂
xīn xǐ ruò kuáng
  1. 1 to be wild with joy (idiom)
治大国若烹小鲜
zhì dà guó ruò pēng xiǎo xiān
  1. 1 ruling a large nation is like cooking a small delicacy (idiom)
  2. 2 effective government requires minimal intervention
泰然自若
tài rán zì ruò
  1. 1 cool and collected (idiom); showing no sign of nerves
  2. 2 perfectly composed

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