沉 着 应 战

chén zhuó yìng zhàndictionary entry

to remain calm in the face of adversity (idiom)

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Original source entry:

沉著應戰沉着应战 [chen2 zhuo2 ying4 zhan4] /to remain calm in the face of adversity (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 沉著應戰

沉
chén
to submerge / to immerse / to sink / to keep down / to lower / to drop / deep / profound / heavy
着
zhāo
a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuó]) / trick / tactic / (dialect) okay / all right / (dialect) to put in / to add
zháo
to touch / to come in contact with / to feel / to be affected by / to catch fire / to burn / (coll.) to fall asleep / (after a verb) hitting the mark / succeeding in
zhe
aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
zhuó
to wear (clothes) / to contact / to use / to apply
应
yīng
to agree (to do sth) / should / ought to / must / (legal) shall
yìng
to answer / to respond / to comply with / to deal or cope with
Yīng
surname Ying / Taiwan pr. [Yìng]
战
zhàn
to fight / fight / war / battle

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