镇定自若 (zhèn dìng zì rě) — perfectly calm and collected; composed and unruffled
Definition
A formal chengyu meaning 'perfectly calm and composed' under pressure — stronger than just 冷静, with a sense of ease that the situation doesn't shake you.
idiom
perfectly calm and collectedcomposed and unruffled
Examples
- ，镇定自若。Miàn duì tū fā huǒ zāi, tā zhèn dìng zì rě dì zhǐ huī dà jiā táo shēng.Facing the sudden fire, he calmly directed everyone to evacuate.
- ，镇定自若，。Tán pàn zhōng duì fāng bù bù jǐn bī, wǒ fāng dài biǎo réng rán zhèn dìng zì rě, háo bù huāng luàn.During the negotiation, the other side pressured step by step, but our representative remained perfectly composed, not flustered at all.
- ，镇定自若，。Kǎo shì shí yù dào nán tí, tā zhèn dìng zì rě dì sī kǎo le yí huì r, rán hòu shùn lì jiě dá.When encountering a difficult question on the exam, she thought calmly for a moment and then solved it smoothly.
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