沉着

沉著

chénzhuó

adjective HSK 7 #14,699

Meanings

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

Characters

deep; steady; composed

Examples

面对危险，他非常沉着。

Miànduì wéixiǎn, tā fēicháng chénzhuó.

Facing danger, he was very composed.

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