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不动声色 — “To remain calm and collected”

不动声色 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to remain calm and collected”. To show no sign of emotion or surprise, especially in a tense or challenging situation. Literally, “unmoved in voice and expression”.

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不动声色 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 不bù
  • 动dòng
  • 声shēng
  • 色sè

不动声色 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
不
bù4not
动
dòng6to move or act
声
shēng7sound, voice, news, reputation
色
sè6color, appearance, lust

Example Sentence with 不动声色

听到这个突如其来的消息,他依然不动声色,冷静地分析着对策。
Upon hearing the sudden news, he remained calm and collected, calmly analyzing countermeasures.

Idioms Related to 不动声色

Synonyms of 不动声色

  • bù不lù露shēng声sè色not reveal one's thoughts or feelings
  • wú无dòng动yú于zhōng衷to remain indifferent
  • tài泰rán然zì自ruò若calm and self-possessed

Antonyms of 不动声色

  • bù不zhī知suǒ所cuò措at a loss what to do
  • shī失hún魂luò落pò魄utterly distraught and disoriented
  • shǒu手zú足wú无cuò措at a loss what to do

More idioms starting with 不

  • bù不yī一ér而zú足numerous and varied, impossible to list all
  • bù不sān三bù不sì四improper or disreputable
  • bù不shàng上bù不xià下stuck in an awkward position
  • bù不shàng上bù不luò落in an awkward or embarrassing situation
  • bù不shì世zhī之yè业unparalleled achievements
  • bù不shì世zhī之chóu仇unrivaled enmity
  • bù不shì世zhī之gōng功unparalleled achievement
  • bù不shì世zhī之lüè略unparalleled strategy
  • bù不sàng丧bǐ匕chàng鬯peace and order, rituals undisturbed
  • bù不fēng丰bù不jiǎn俭neither extravagant nor frugal
  • bù不fēng丰bù不shā杀neither extravagant nor frugal
  • bù不wèi为wǔ五dǒu斗mǐ米zhé折yāo腰Refuse to compromise integrity for meager gain

Questions about 不动声色

What does 不动声色 mean?
不动声色 (bù dòng shēng sè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to remain calm and collected”.
How do you pronounce 不动声色?
不动声色 is pronounced bù dòng shēng sè in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 不动声色 literally mean?
Literally, 不动声色 means “unmoved in voice and expression”. It is used to mean “to remain calm and collected”.
What is the Chinese definition of 不动声色?
声:言谈;色:脸色。在紧急情况下,说话、神态仍跟平时一样没有变化。形容非常镇静。
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