不慌不忙

bù huāng bù máng

calm and unhurried; in no hurry at all

Character by character

不bù
not

慌huāng
flustered

不bù
not

忙máng
hurried

火车马上就要开了，他还不慌不忙地在站台上买水。

The train was about to leave, and he was still calmly buying water on the platform.

Tone: neutral.

Describes how someone moves or acts, often in contrast with others’ panic, and usually as an adverbial with 地: 不慌不忙地说, 不慌不忙地走. The opposite is 手忙脚乱.

Learn this in Lesson 25 · HSK 5: 一路向北的象群 (The elephants that walked north)

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