任凭风浪起，稳坐钓鱼台 rèn píng fēng làng qǐ ， wěn zuò diào yú tái

a cool head in a crisis

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. a cool head in a crisis
  2. 2. lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation

Characters

Character Meaning
任 rèn HSK 4
no matter (how, what etc); to let; to allow
凭 píng HSK 5
to rely on; on the basis of; no matter (how, what etc)
风 fēng HSK 3
wind; style; manner
浪 làng HSK 4
wave; unrestrained; dissipated
起 qǐ HSK 1
to get up; to rise; to start
稳 wěn HSK 5
steady; stable; settled
坐 zuò HSK 1
to sit; to take (a bus, airplane etc); to take a seat
钓 diào HSK 5
to fish with a hook and bait
鱼 yú HSK 2
fish; surname Yu
台 tái HSK 4
platform; stage; stand