REAL INTERNET CHINESE
emotions steady and stable
ironic badge for having swallowed every reaction and kept functioning anyway
- Who can you say it to?
- Safe with anyone Fine at work, fine with your partner's parents.
- Out loud, or only typed?
- Say it or type it Works out loud and in chat.
- Is it still used?
- Settled in Past the fad stage, part of everyday speech.
When to say it
The job ad wants someone 'emotionally stable'. You survive the client's third tantrum and the schedule's fourth flip without a word, then dryly award yourself the title. Said flat, with tired eyes. With people who get the joke it lands as dark humor; it can also be a sincere compliment about a genuinely calm person.
Hear it in the wild
Bèi kèhù mà wán, wǒ qíngxù wěndìng.
Got yelled at by the client, I remain emotionally stable.
Jiābān dào bànyè, qíngxù wěndìng.
Working past midnight, still emotionally stable.
Quick answers
What does 情绪稳定 mean?
ironic badge for having swallowed every reaction and kept functioning anyway
When do people say 情绪稳定?
The job ad wants someone 'emotionally stable'. You survive the client's third tantrum and the schedule's fourth flip without a word, then dryly award yourself the title. Said flat, with tired eyes. With people who get the joke it lands as dark humor; it can also be a sincere compliment about a genuinely calm person.
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