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若无其事 — “To act as if nothing had happened”

若无其事 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to act as if nothing had happened”. To remain composed and unconcerned in a situation. Literally, “as if no such thing existed”.

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若无其事 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 若ruò
  • 无wú
  • 其qí
  • 事shì

若无其事 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
若
ruò9if, like, or you
无
wú4without, not having
其
qí8its, his, her, their
事
shì8matter, event, or undertaking

Example Sentence with 若无其事

她听到这个惊人的消息后,依然若无其事地整理着文件,让人看不出任何情绪波动。
After hearing the astonishing news, she continued tidying her documents as if nothing had happened, showing no emotional fluctuations.

Idioms Related to 若无其事

Synonyms of 若无其事

  • bù不dòng动shēng声sè色remain calm and collected
  • tài泰rán然zì自ruò若calm and self-possessed

Antonyms of 若无其事

  • liù六shén神wú无zhǔ主utterly bewildered and panic-stricken
  • zhāng张huáng皇shī失cuò措utterly flustered and at a loss

More idioms starting with 若

  • ruò若bù不shèng胜yī衣extremely frail, as if unable to bear clothes
  • ruò若sàng丧kǎo考bǐ妣as grief-stricken as if one's parents had died
  • ruò若chū出yī一guǐ轨as if from the same mold
  • ruò若chū出yī一zhé辙exactly alike
  • ruò若jí即ruò若lí离subtly distant
  • ruò若luǎn卵tóu投shí石attempt the impossible
  • ruò若hé合fú符jié节to match perfectly
  • ruò若cún存ruò若wáng亡vague and elusive
  • ruò若bēng崩jué厥jiǎo角Extremely uneasy, anxious, and fearful
  • ruò若áo敖zhī之guǐ鬼ghosts without descendants to worship them
  • ruò若áo敖guǐ鬼něi馁lineage extinct, no one to worship ancestors
  • ruò若míng明ruò若mèi昧unclear or vague understanding

Questions about 若无其事

What does 若无其事 mean?
若无其事 (ruò wú qí shì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to act as if nothing had happened”.
How do you pronounce 若无其事?
若无其事 is pronounced ruò wú qí shì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 若无其事 literally mean?
Literally, 若无其事 means “as if no such thing existed”. It is used to mean “to act as if nothing had happened”.
What is the Chinese definition of 若无其事?
象没有那回事一样。形容遇事沉着镇定或不把事情放在心上。
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