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安全系数

Word · Verb · Adjective · AdverbTraditional安

peaceful; safe; to calm

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

3 senses · 8 examples
1.

verb

to calm; to pacify; to set at ease

Often used in phrases relating to comfort, relief, or settlement.

Zhè这
ge个
xiāo消
xi息
ràng让
tā他
xīn心
ān安
le了
 。

This news put his mind at ease.

Zhèng政
fǔ府
ān安
zhì置
le了
zāi灾
mín民
 。

The government resettled the disaster victims.

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Tā他
zuò坐
xià下
lái来
ān安
xīn心
kàn看
shū书
 。

He sat down to read with a tranquil mind.

2.

adjective

safe; secure; peaceful

Describes a state without danger or disturbance.

Zhè这
lǐ里
zhì治
ān安
hěn很
hǎo好
 ,
hěn很
ān安
quán全
 。

The public security here is very good, it's very safe.

Zhù祝
nǐ你
yī一
lù路
píng平
ān安
 。

Wishing you a safe journey.

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Wǒ我
ān安
shuì睡
le了
yī一
zhěng整
yè夜
 。

I slept peacefully the whole night.

3.

adverb

where; how (in rhetorical or classical questions)

literary

An archaic or literary usage, common in set phrases.

Yàn燕
què雀
ān安
zhī知
hóng鸿
hú鹄
zhī之
zhì志
 ?

How could a sparrow know the ambition of a swan?

ān安
néng能
biàn辨
wǒ我
shì是
xióng雄
cí雌
 ?

How can you tell if I am male or female?