安

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6 画

宝盖头

mián

roof with chimney



  • peaceful; at ease
  • safe; secure; in good health
  • rest content; be satisfied

ān-dìng
安定

adj.

stable; quiet; settled; stabilize

ān-jìng
安静

adj.

quiet; peaceful; calm; undisturbed; quiet down

ān-pái
安排

v.

arrange (matters); plan the details; dispose

ān-quán
安全

adj.

safe; secure

ān-fèn-shǒu-jǐ
安分守己
law-abiding; abide by the status or law and behave oneself accordingly

ān-jū-lè-yè
安居乐业
enjoy a good and prosperous life; live a good life

Usage 用法

peaceful; at ease; undisturbed; clam

Chī-le nà piàn yào, nǐ kě-yi ān-shuì dào tiān-liàng.
吃了那片药,你可以安睡到天亮。
You will sleep peacefully until daybreak after you’ve taken the tablet.

safe; secure; in good health

Hái-zi-de bìng-qíng yǐng-yīng zhǎn-wēi-wéi-ān le.
孩子的病情已经转危为安了。
The child’s condition has already stablized.

rest content; be satisfied

Nǐ bù yīng-gāi ān-yú luò-hòu.
你不应该安于落后。
you shouldn’t be satisfied with your backward state and not wish to do any better.

install; fix; fit

Zhōng-guó dà-bù-fen de jiā-tíng dōu ān-shang le diàn-huà.
中国大部分的家庭都安上了电话。
Most families in China have installed the telephone.

where

Sān-shí nián qián de Lǎo-wū rú-jīn ān-zài?
三十年前的老屋如今安在?
Where lies the old house of 30 years ago?

(used in rhetorical question) how

Wǒ shì tā-de hǎo péng-you, ān néng xiù-shǒu-páng-guān?
我是他的好朋友,安能袖手旁观?
I am his good friend, how can I stand by and do nothing?