泰然

tàirán
adjective #50,223

Meanings

  1. 1 calm and composed
  2. 2 at ease; unperturbed

Examples

HSK 5
Miànduì pīpíng, tā xiǎnde hěn tàirán.
Faced with criticism, she seemed perfectly calm.
HSK 7-9
Tā shénsè tàirán, hǎoxiàng shénme shì dōu méi fāshēng guo.
He looked completely at ease, as if nothing had happened.

Tips

usage
泰然 is a written word that lives mostly in set phrases: 泰然自若 (calm and self-possessed), and 泰然处之 or 处之泰然 (to take something calmly). In conversation, 淡定 or 冷静 is more usual.

Stroke Order

泰 tài
然 rán