不慌不忙 (bù huāng bù máng) — calmly and unhurriedly, composedly

Definition

An idiom meaning 'calm and unhurried' — emphasizes staying composed and steady, especially under pressure. Pairs with 地 as an adverbial (不慌不忙地做某事).

idiom

calmly and unhurriedlycomposedly

不慌不忙，。
Tā bù huāng bù máng dì zǒu jìn jiào shì, yì diǎn yě bù zháo jí.
He walked into the classroom calmly, not anxious at all.
，不慌不忙。
Miàn duì kùn nan, tā zǒng shì bù huāng bù máng dì xiǎng bàn fǎ.
Facing difficulties, she always thinks of solutions composedly.
不慌不忙，。
Lǎo rén bù huāng bù máng dì hē zhe chá, kàn zhe chuāng wài de fēng jǐng.
The old man leisurely drank tea, looking at the scenery outside the window.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The picture in 不 originally showed a flower’s calyx; the “no” sense came later from a related character, not from this picture.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

忄荒慌

Meaning part形符xíngfú

忄Written in full as心xīnheart

Sound part声符shēngfú

荒

Same sound today

慌 pairs 忄 (heart) with 荒, which gives the sound.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The picture in 不 originally showed a flower’s calyx; the “no” sense came later from a related character, not from this picture.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

忄亡忙

Meaning part形符xíngfú

忄Written in full as心xīn

Sound part声符shēngfú

亡

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

忙 pairs 忄 (heart) with 亡, which gives the sound.