指挥若定 — “Command as if predetermined”
指挥若定 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to command with perfect composure and precision, as if everything is pre-arranged; to be perfectly calm and collected when giving orders or managing a situation”. Literally, “command as if predetermined”.
指挥若定 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- zhǐ指dōng东huà划xī西talk evasively or beat around the bush
- zhǐ指dōng东dǎ打xī西feint east, attack west
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- zhǐ指dōng东mà骂xī西criticize indirectly
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What does 指挥若定 mean?
指挥若定 (zhǐ huī ruò dìng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to command with perfect composure and precision, as if everything is pre-arranged; to be perfectly calm and collected when giving orders or managing a situation”.
How do you pronounce 指挥若定?
指挥若定 is pronounced zhǐ huī ruò dìng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 指挥若定 literally mean?
Literally, 指挥若定 means “command as if predetermined”. It is used to mean “to command with perfect composure and precision, as if everything is pre-arranged; to be perfectly calm and collected when giving orders or managing a situation”.
What is the Chinese definition of 指挥若定?
形容态度冷静，考虑周全，指挥起来就象一切都事先规定好了似的。