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Character · Adjective · Verb · Adverb · Proper nounTraditional安

safe; stable; install; peaceful

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

5 senses · 12 examples
1.

adjective

safe; secure

Describes a state free from danger or harm.

Zhù祝
nǐ你
yī一
lù路
píng平
ān安
 。

Wishing you a safe journey.

Zhè这
zuò座
chéng城
shì市
hěn很
ān安
quán全
 。

This city is very safe.

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Tā他
píng平
píng平
ān安
ān安
de地
huí回
jiā家
le了
 。

He returned home safe and sound.

2.

adjective

stable; settled; at ease

Often used to describe a peaceful state of mind or society.

Tā他
xīn心
ān安
lǐ理
dé得
 。

He feels at ease and justified.

Rén人
mín民
ān安
jū居
lè乐
yè业
 。

The people live and work in peace and contentment.

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Jú局
shì势
hái还
bù不
ān安
wěn稳
 。

The situation is still unstable.

3.

verb

to install; to fix; to set up

Used for setting up equipment, systems, or placing something in a position.

Gōng工
rén人
zhèng正
zài在
ān安
zhuāng装
kōng空
tiáo调
 。

Workers are installing the air conditioner.

Qǐng请
bǎ把
chuāng窗
hu户
ān安
hǎo好
 。

Please fix the window properly.

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Tā她
gěi给
xīn新
jiā家
ān安
le了
yī一
gè个
zhì智
néng能
suǒ锁
 。

She installed a smart lock for her new home.

4.

adverb

how (in rhetorical questions)

literary

Used in classical or formal style to form rhetorical questions, often found in idioms or set phrases.

Bù不
rù入
hǔ虎
xué穴
 ,
yān焉
dé得
hǔ虎
zǐ子
 ?

How can you catch tiger cubs without entering the tiger's lair? (Nothing ventured, nothing gained.)

Pí皮
zhī之
bù不
cún存
 ,
máo毛
jiāng将
ān安
fù附
 ?

If the skin is gone, where can the hair attach itself?

5.

proper noun

used in an ancient place name: the Battle of An

archaic

Specifically refers to the ancient battle mentioned in historical texts. Not used in modern place names.

Ān安
zhī之
zhàn战
shì是
chūn春
qiū秋
shí时
qī期
de的
yī一
chǎng场
zhù著
míng名
zhàn战
yì役
 。

The Battle of An was a famous battle during the Spring and Autumn Period.