岿然不动

巋然不動

kuīrán-bùdòng

idiom

Meanings

1 towering and unmoving
2 to stand firm and unshaken (like a mountain)

Characters

towering; lofty

-ly; adverbial suffix

Examples

HSK 3

面对压力，他岿然不动。

Miànduì yālì, tā kuīránbùdòng.

In the face of pressure, he stood firm and unshaken.

HSK 5

无论别人怎么说，他的立场岿然不动。

Wúlùn biérén zěnme shuō, tā de lìchǎng kuīránbùdòng.

No matter what others say, his position doesn't budge an inch.

HSK 7-9

市场动荡之中，这家公司岿然不动。

Shìchǎng dòngdàng zhīzhōng, zhè jiā gōngsī kuīránbùdòng.

Amid the market turmoil, this company remained rock-steady.

Tips

history

From 《淮南子·诠言训》 (Han): 道者若丘山，嵬然不动 ('the Way is like a hill or mountain, towering and unmoving'). Later written 岿然不动, the image of something mountain-steady is baked in.

mistakes

Read kuī, not guī. 岿 (towering) is a low-frequency character, easy to misread.

Stroke Order

岿 kuī

然 rán

不 bù

动 dòng