不卑不亢

bù bēi bù kàng

neither servile nor arrogant

Character by character

不bù
not

卑bēi
humble

不bù
not

亢kàng
haughty

面对客户的刁难，她不卑不亢地解释。

Faced with a difficult client, she explained herself with quiet dignity.

Tone: positive (praise).

The ideal tone with bosses, customers and foreign officials.

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