沉
着

Steady in Chinese: 沉着 (chén zhuó)

chén zhuó

steady

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 沉著1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1steady
  2. 2calm and collected
  3. 3not nervous

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沉
着

Zhuyin

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ㄔㄣˊ

chén

ㄔ/ chㄣ/ enˊ/ second tone

ㄓㄨㄛˊ

zhuó

ㄓ/ zhㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

沉着

Simplified

沉著

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 危险面前，她显得十分沉着。

    wēi xiǎn miàn qián， tā xiǎn de shí fēn chén zhuó。

    In the face of danger, she appeared very calm and collected.

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Related words

着

zhe

aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state

沉

chén

to submerge

着急

zháo jí

to worry

随着

suí zhe

along with

沉默

chén mò

taciturn

接着

jiē zhe

to catch and hold on

着凉

zháo liáng

to catch cold

沉重

chén zhòng

heavy

睡着

shuì zháo

to fall asleep

着火

zháo huǒ

to catch fire

有着

yǒu zhe

to have

挨着

āi zhe

near

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