taan2 jin4坦然
Jyutpingtaan2 jin4
Yaletáan yìhn
Definition
Calm, composed, and free from anxiety or misgivings.
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How it's used
Focuses on an internal state of peace and lack of anxiety, often when dealing with difficult or challenging situations. It implies a sense of integrity or having nothing to hide, which allows a person to remain steady under pressure. While it can be used in daily speech, it carries a slightly more formal or literary weight compared to everyday adjectives like 輕鬆.
Examples
Facing this failure, he appeared very calm and composed.
As long as you have done nothing wrong, you can face everything with a clear conscience.
Related words
Common phrases
to face something calmly
to accept something with composure
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe physical relaxation or being carefree in a casual sense, as it specifically relates to moral or mental composure in the face of scrutiny or adversity.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
