When someone compliments me, how can I respond modestly?
When people tell me I'm good at something, I want to know how to acknowledge their compliment, but also respond with modesty. How do I do this?
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According to different situation, you have many choices.
when you face a stranger, you'd better say: 过奖了。
but if the person who compliments you is your buddy, you can feel free to respond:呵呵,凑合。
You must pay special attention when you receive compliments from the senior or your boss,
I suggest you reply:还要继续努力。
In a word, you can't use one expression to handle various situation. Flexible and appropriate responses
can be accumulated in daily life!
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过奖 = guo jiang
哪里哪里 = nali nali
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To add,you could also say:
多谢美言。
承蒙夸奖。
贻笑大方。
These expressions which I have written are more polite and literary,usually seen in letters,we call them 谦辞。
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thank you. you flatter me
thank you but i have a lot to learn yet
谢谢
谢谢
我会继续努力的
感谢一直支持我的朋友、亲人
谢谢
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If you mean in Chinese, you could say thank you to young people, and you say "guo jia le" to elder peoples.
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