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xīn 心 píng 平 qì 气 hé 和

心平气和 xīn píng qì hé

calm and even-tempered; in a peaceful frame of mind

Literally: heart level breath harmonious

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Origin

Descriptive; no single source story. Attested in Song dynasty writings of Su Shi and Zhu Xi.

How to use it

Adverbial or predicate; positive. Often 心平气和地谈/说.

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  1. 有问题我们可以心平气和地谈，不要生气。
    Yǒu wèntí wǒmen kěyǐ xīn píng qì hé de tán, bù yào shēngqì.
    If there's a problem we can talk about it calmly; no need to get angry.
    have problem we can heart level breath harmonious (particle) talk, not want angry
  2. 他听完以后很心平气和，一点儿也没生气。
    Tā tīngwán yǐhòu hěn xīn píng qì hé, yīdiǎnr yě méi shēngqì.
    After listening he stayed calm and wasn't angry at all.
    he listen-finish after very heart level breath harmonious, a-little also not angry

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