若无其事

若無其事

ruòwú-qíshì

idiom #14,401

Meanings

1 as if nothing had happened
2 nonchalant
3 calm and composed

Characters

Examples

他若无其事地走了出去。

Tā ruòwúqíshì de zǒu le chūqù.

He walked out as if nothing had happened.

她装出若无其事的样子。

Tā zhuāng chū ruòwúqíshì de yàngzi.

She put on a nonchalant appearance.

Tips

grammar

Often used as an adverbial with 地 (de): 若无其事地 + verb. Can also modify a noun: 若无其事的样子/表情.

Stroke Order

若 ruò

无 wú

其 qí

事 shì