泰然處之 tài rán chǔ zhī

DEFINITIONS

  1. to handle the situation calmly (idiom)
  2. unruffled
  3. to treat the situation lightly

CHARACTERS

泰 tài
HSK 6
great, exalted, superior; big
然 rán
HSK 2
yes, certainly; pledge, promise
處 chǔ place, locale; department
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to