岿然不动

巋然不動
kuīrán-bùdòng
idiom

Meanings

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

Examples

Miànduì yālì, tā kuīránbùdòng.
In the face of pressure, he stood firm and unshaken.
Shìchǎng dòngdàng zhīzhōng, zhèjiā gōngsī kuīránbùdòng.
Amid the market turmoil, this company remained rock-steady.
Wúlùn biérén zěnme shuō, tā de lìchǎng kuīránbùdòng.
No matter what others say, his position doesn't budge an inch.

Tips

history
From 《·》 (Han): '' — '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
kuī, not guī. 岿 (towering) is a low-frequency character — easy to misread.

Stroke Order

岿 kuī
rán
dòng