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tài 泰 rán 然 zì 自 ruò 若

泰然自若 tài rán zì ruò

composed and unruffled; calm and collected

Literally: calm -ly self as-usual

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Origin

From the Jinshu (Wang Shu Zhuan), which describes Wang Shu as 神色自若 in a crisis; the form 泰然自若 appears in Song and later prose.

How to use it

Predicate or adverbial; positive. Often 面对危险泰然自若 or 泰然自若地回答.

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  1. 面对突如其来的提问，她泰然自若，对答如流。
    Miànduì tū rú qí lái de tíwèn, tā tài rán zì ruò, duì dá rú liú.
    Faced with an unexpected question, she stayed perfectly composed and answered fluently.
    face suddenly like it come (attributive particle) question, she calm -ly self as-usual, answer reply like flow
  2. 地震发生时，老师泰然自若地组织学生撤离。
    Dìzhèn fāshēng shí, lǎoshī tài rán zì ruò de zǔzhī xuésheng chèlí.
    When the earthquake struck, the teacher calmly organized the students' evacuation.
    earthquake occur time, teacher calm -ly self as-usual (adverbial particle) organize student evacuate

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