沉不住气 chén bù zhù qì

DEFINITIONS

  1. to lose one's cool
  2. to get impatient
  3. unable to remain calm

CHARACTERS

沉 chén sink, submerge; addicted to
不 bù no, not; un-; negative prefix
住 zhù reside, live at, dwell, lodge; stop
气 qì steam, vapor; KangXi radical 84