云淡风轻

雲淡風輕

yúndàn-fēngqīng

idiom

Meanings

HSK 4

今天云淡风轻，适合散步。

Jīntiān yúndànfēngqīng, shìhé sànbù.

The sky is clear and the breeze is gentle - a good day for a walk.

HSK 7-9

他提起往事时云淡风轻。

Tā tíqǐ wǎngshì shí yúndànfēngqīng.

He spoke of the past with easy calm.

history

From Cheng Hao's Song-dynasty poem 《春日偶成》: "云淡风轻近午天" - thin clouds and light breeze near midday. Originally weather; now also a state of mind.

usage

Figuratively describes someone speaking of something heavy as though it were nothing - detached, unbothered.

云 yún

淡 dàn

风 fēng

轻 qīng