沉着

沉著

chénzhuó

adjective HSK 7-9 #14,699

Meanings

1 calm and collected
2 composed
3 cool-headed
4 not nervous

Characters

deep; steady; composed

Examples

HSK 3

面对危险，他非常沉着。

Miànduì wéixiǎn, tā fēicháng chénzhuó.

Facing danger, he was very composed.

HSK 4

医生沉着地进行了手术。

Yīshēng chénzhuó de jìnxíng le shǒushù.

The doctor calmly carried out the surgery.

Tips

mistakes

Don't confuse the pronunciation: as an adjective meaning 'calm,' it's chénzhuó (沉着). The character 着 is pronounced zhuó here, not zhe (the aspect particle) or zháo (to touch).

Stroke Order

沉 chén

着 zhe