calm and orderly despite busyness; unflustered
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to remain calm, orderly, and unflustered despite being busy or in a pressing situation
literaryA literary idiom with a commendatory connotation, used to praise someone's composure and organizational ability under pressure. Often used in formal writing or speech.
Xiàng项
mù目
jié截
zhǐ止
rì日
qī期
lín临
jìn近
，
tā他
yī依
rán然
hào好
zhěng整
yǐ以
xiá暇
，
jiāng将
rèn任
wù务
ān安
pái排
dé得
jǐng井
jǐng井
yǒu有
tiáo条
。
With the project deadline approaching, he remained unflustered and organized all tasks systematically.
Miàn面
duì对
tū突
fā发
shì事
jiàn件
，
zhè这
wèi位
zhǐ指
huī挥
guān官
hào好
zhěng整
yǐ以
xiá暇
，
zhèn镇
dìng定
de地
bù部
shǔ署
yìng应
duì对
cuò措
shī施
。
Facing a sudden incident, this commander remained composed and calmly deployed response measures.
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Yàn宴
huì会
shàng上
bīn宾
kè客
zhòng众
duō多
，
zhǔ主
rén人
què却
néng能
hào好
zhěng整
yǐ以
xiá暇
dì地
zhào照
gù顾
dào到
měi每
yī一
wèi位
kè客
rén人
。
Despite having many guests at the banquet, the host managed to attend to everyone with calm grace.