镇静 (zhèn jìng) — (adjective) calm, composed, cool-headed; (verb) to calm down, to settle (one's nerves)

Definition

Examples

• 面试前他深吸一口气，让自己镇静下来。
  Miàn shì qián tā shēn xī yì kǒu qì, ràng zì jǐ zhèn jìng xià lái.
  Before the interview he took a deep breath to calm himself down.
• 在谈判中保持镇静很重要。
  Zài tán pàn zhōng bǎo chí zhèn jìng hěn zhòng yào.
  It's important to stay calm during negotiations.
• 她遇到突发情况时非常镇静，一点都不慌。
  Tā yù dào tū fā qíng kuàng shí fēi cháng zhèn jìng, yì diǎn dōu bù huāng.
  She was very calm when faced with an emergency, not panicking at all.