神态 (shéntài) — expression; demeanour

Characters in this word

Strokes: 9
Radical: 礻 — spirit
Made of: 礻 spirit 申 to report
How it's built: Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Strokes: 8
Radical: 心 — heart
Made of: 太 very, too much 心 heart
How it's built: Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

他在发布会上始终保持冷静的神态，似乎早已预料到尖锐提问。 Tā zài fābùhuì shàng shǐzhōng bǎochí lěngjìng de shéntài, sìhū zǎoyǐ yùliào dào jiānruì tíwèn. At the press conference, he maintained a calm demeanour throughout, as if he had already anticipated the sharp questions.
她回答问题时神态自若，一点儿也不紧张。 Tā huídá wèntí shí shéntài zìruò, yìdiǎnr yě bù jǐnzhāng. When answering questions, her expression was composed; she was not nervous at all.
爷爷说起往事时，神态变得格外温柔。 Yéye shuōqǐ wǎngshì shí, shéntài biànde géwài wēnróu. When grandfather talked about the past, his expression became especially tender.