泰然处之 Tài rán chǔ zhī Calmly deal with it

Explanation

泰然处之指态度平静、从容不迫地对待事情。形容人遇到事情时能保持冷静和镇定，不慌不乱。

means to treat things calmly and composedly. It describes a person who can remain calm and composed when encountering things, not panicking.

Origin Story

话说唐朝时期，一位名叫李白的诗人，在长安城中游历。一日，他路过一家酒肆，正巧遇上了一群地痞流氓在闹事，他们打砸酒肆，喧闹不已，场面十分混乱。周围的人们纷纷躲避，吓得脸色苍白，个个惊慌失措。而李白却泰然处之，他站在一旁，神情自若地观望着这一切，似乎这一切都与他无关。酒肆老板见状，吓得瑟瑟发抖，连忙上前求助，可李白只是微微一笑，说道："不必惊慌，且看我如何处置。"说罢，他从容地走到闹事者面前，吟诵了一首诗，诗中充满了劝诫和道理，那些闹事者听后，渐渐平息了怒火，最后羞愧地离开了酒肆。酒肆恢复了平静，而李白则继续他平静的游历。

huì shuō táng cháo shí qī, yī wèi míng jiào lǐ bái de shī rén, zài cháng ān chéng zhōng yóu lì. yī rì, tā lù guò yī jiā jiǔ sì, zhèng qiǎo yù shàng le yī qún dì pǐ liú máng zài nào shì, tāmen dǎ zá jiǔ sì, xuān nào bù yǐ, chǎng miàn shí fēn hùn luàn. zhōuwéi de rén men fēn fēn duǒ bì, xià de liǎn sè cāng bái, gè gè jīng huāng shī cuò. ér lǐ bái què tài rán chǔ zhī, tā zhàn zài yī páng, shén qíng zì ruò de guān wàng zhe yī qiè, sì hū yī qiè dōu yǔ tā wú guān. jiǔ sì lǎo bǎn jiàn zhàng, xià de sè sè fǒu dǒu, lián máng shàng qián qiú zhù, kě lǐ bái zhǐ shì wēi wēi yī xiào, shuō dào: "bù bì jīng huāng, qiě kàn wǒ rú hé chǔ zhì." shuō bà, tā cóng róng de zǒu dào nào shì zhě miàn qián, yín sòng le yī shǒu shī, shī zhōng chōng mǎn le quàn jiè hé dàolǐ, nà xiē nào shì zhě tīng hòu, jiàn jiàn píng xī le nù huǒ, zuì hòu xiū kuì de lí kāi le jiǔ sì. jiǔ sì huī fù le píng jìng, ér lǐ bái zé jìxù tā píng jìng de yóu lì.

In ancient China, during the Tang Dynasty, lived a famous poet named Li Bai. One day, while strolling through Chang'an, he happened upon a group of thugs causing a ruckus in a tavern. They were smashing things and creating chaos. The people around scattered in fear, their faces pale with terror. But Li Bai remained calm and composed. He stood to the side, observing everything with an unperturbed demeanor, as if it were a commonplace event. The tavern owner, trembling with fear, rushed to him for help. Li Bai simply smiled slightly and said, "There is no need to panic. Let me handle this." Then, calmly, he approached the thugs and recited a poem filled with wisdom and reason. The thugs calmed down, eventually slinking away in shame. Li Bai continued his peaceful stroll as if nothing had occurred.

Usage

形容人遇到事情时能保持冷静和镇定，不慌不乱。常用于描述人在困境或压力下的心态和行为。

xióng róng rén yù dào shì qing shí néng bǎochí lěngjìng hé zhèn dìng, bù huāng bù luàn

to describe a person's ability to remain calm and composed when encountering things. It is often used to describe a person's mentality and behavior under pressure or difficulty.

Examples

• 面对突如其来的困难，他泰然处之，丝毫没有慌乱。

  miàn duì tū rú qí lái de kùnnán, tā tài rán chǔ zhī, sī háo méi yǒu huāng luàn

  Faced with sudden difficulties, he remained calm and composed.

• 听到这个坏消息，她竟然泰然处之，令人难以置信。

  tīng dào zhège huài xiāoxi, tā jìng rán tài rán chǔ zhī, lìng rén nán yǐ zhì xìn

  Upon hearing the bad news, she remained surprisingly calm.

• 面对人生的挑战，我们要学会泰然处之，保持积极乐观的心态。

  miàn duì rén shēng de tiǎozhàn, wǒmen yào xué huì tài rán chǔ zhī, bǎochí jījí lè guān de xīnqíng

  In the face of life's challenges, we must learn to remain calm, keeping a positive and optimistic mindset.

Related Idioms

• 泰然自若

• 镇定自若

• 处变不惊

Opposite Idioms

• 惊慌失措

• 忐忑不安

• 心急如焚