泰然自若 (tài rán zì ruò) — calm and composed under pressure; self-possessed in a crisis

Definition

Examples

• 面对突如其来的事故，他竟然泰然自若，从容指挥大家撤离。
  Miàn duì tū rú qí lái de shì gù, tā jìng rán tài rán zì ruò, cóng róng zhǐ huī dà jiā chè lí.
  Faced with the sudden accident, he remained calm and composed, calmly directing everyone to evacuate.
• 面试时面试官故意刁难，她却泰然自若地一一作答。
  Miàn shì shí miàn shì guān gù yì diāo nàn, tā què tài rán zì ruò dì yī yī zuò dá.
  During the interview, the interviewer deliberately made things difficult, but she answered each question calmly and composedly.
• 在辩论比赛中，他始终泰然自若，没有因为对手的追问而慌乱。
  Zài biàn lùn bǐ sài zhōng, tā shǐ zhōng tài rán zì ruò, méi yǒu yīn wèi duì shǒu de zhuī wèn ér huāng luàn.
  In the debate competition, he stayed calm and composed throughout, never flustered by the opponent's probing questions.