镇定 (鎮定)
zhèn dìng
Pinyin
Definition
镇定 (鎮定)
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- calm
- unperturbed
- cool
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 surely
- 2 certainly
- 3 necessarily
- 4 fixed
- 5 a certain (extent etc)
- 6 given
- 7 particular
- 8 must
- 1 binding (loanword)
- 2 to bind (e.g. an account to a mobile phone number)
- 1 to be certain
- 2 to be positive
- 3 assuredly
- 4 definitely
- 5 to give recognition
- 6 to affirm
- 7 affirmative (answer)
- 1 to foreordain
- 2 to be bound to
- 3 to be destined to
- 4 to be doomed to
- 5 inevitably
Idioms (17)
一言为定
- 1 (idiom) it's a deal
- 2 that's settled then
人定胜天
- 1 man can conquer nature (idiom); human wisdom can prevail over nature
命中注定
- 1 decreed by fate (idiom)
- 2 destined
- 3 fated
尘埃落定
- 1 lit. the dust has settled (idiom)
- 2 fig. to get sorted out
- 3 to be finalized
定于一尊
- 1 (idiom) to rely on a single authority to determine what is correct
- 2 to regard a source (or entity or individual) as the ultimate authority
Sample Sentences
下半阙借古抒怀、情理交融,遥想周郎何等英雄气概、何等镇定潇洒,然而山河依旧,豪杰安在?转念想到自己怀才不遇,孤身一人在此追想故国英雄,不禁笑叹自己的多情多思。
The last half of the poem uses the ancient world to express emotion, fusing rationality and emotion, thinking back on how heroic Zhou Yu must have been, how unperturbed and dashing, however the mountains and the rivers remain, but where are the heroes? Then the poet's thoughts turn to his own unrecognized talent, thinking back on heroes from fallen heroes in solitude, and can't help but laugh resignedly at being overcome by thoughts and emotions.