从容 cóngróng to go easy
to go easy; unhurried; calm; Taiwan pr.
How to remember 从容: 从 from + 容 contain = to go easy.
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How it is used
- Calm and unhurried, composed under pressure - 他从容地回答了问题 (tā cóngróng de huídále wèntí) he answered the questions calmly.
- Describes graceful poise, not just being relaxed; strong with 应对 (respond), 面对 (face).
- Can also mean 'ample (time/money)': 时间很从容 (plenty of time). Contrast 镇定 (zhèndìng, staying calm in crisis) which is narrower.