安
ān
Pinyin

Definition

安
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ān
  1. content
  2. calm
  3. still
  4. quiet
  5. safe
  6. secure
  7. in good health
  8. to find a place for
  9. to install
  10. to fix
  11. to fit
  12. to bring (a charge against sb)
  13. to pacify
  14. to harbor (good intentions)
  15. security
  16. safety
  17. peace
  18. ampere
安
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Ān
  1. surname An

Character Decomposition

Compounds (13)

案
àn
  1. 1 (legal) case
  2. 2 incident
  3. 3 record
  4. 4 file
  5. 5 table
按
àn
  1. 1 to press
  2. 2 to push
  3. 3 to leave aside or shelve
  4. 4 to control
  5. 5 to restrain
  6. 6 to keep one's hand on
  7. 7 to check or refer to
  8. 8 according to
  9. 9 in the light of
  10. 10 (of an editor or author) to make a comment
氨
ān
  1. 1 ammonia
鞍
ān
  1. 1 graphic variant of 鞍[ān]
鞍
ān
  1. 1 saddle

Related Words (20)

安全
ān quán
  1. 1 safe
  2. 2 secure
  3. 3 safety
  4. 4 security
安慰
ān wèi
  1. 1 to comfort
  2. 2 to console
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè
安静
ān jìng
  1. 1 quiet
  2. 2 peaceful
  3. 3 calm
平安
píng ān
  1. 1 safe and sound
  2. 2 well
  3. 3 without mishap
  4. 4 quiet and safe
  5. 5 at peace
早安
zǎo ān
  1. 1 Good morning!

Idioms (20)

不安其室
bù ān qí shì
  1. 1 to be discontented with one's home
  2. 2 to have adulterous relations after marriage (of women) (idiom)
入土为安
rù tǔ wéi ān
  1. 1 buried and at rest (idiom); Resquiescat in pacem (RIP)
国泰民安
guó tài mín ān
  1. 1 the country prospers, the people at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity
坐立不安
zuò lì bù ān
  1. 1 lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom)
  2. 2 restless
  3. 3 fidgety
坐立难安
zuò lì nán ān
  1. 1 unable to sit or stand still (out of nervousness etc) (idiom)

Sample Sentences

西安
xī ān
Xi'an
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比如沙漠里的动物—狮子、鸟、蜥蜴、蜘蛛、青蛙等等—大多数都有微黄的“沙漠色”作为它们的保护色；深海生物则因为红光不易穿透到深海，所以这里的鱼大多是红色的；而雪地上的动物—比如北极熊、北极兔—则会披上一层白色，让它们能安稳地藏在雪白世界中。
bǐrú shāmò lǐ de dòngwù —shīzi 、niǎo 、xīyì 、zhīzhū 、qīngwā děngděng —dàduōshù dōu yǒu wēi huáng de “shāmò sè ”zuòwéi tāmen de bǎohùsè ；shēnhǎi shēngwù zé yīnwèi hóng guāng bùyì chuāntòu dào shēnhǎi ，suǒyǐ zhèlǐ de yú dàduō shì hóngsè de ；ér xuě dì shàng de dòngwù —bǐrú běijíxióng 、běijí tù —zé huì pī shàng yī céng báisè ，ràng tāmen néng ānwěn de cáng zài xuěbái shìjiè zhōng 。
For example, in the desert, lions, birds, lizards, spiders, frogs and so on all have a light yellow “desert color” as their camouflage. Creatures in the deep ocean are often red because light cannot be easily shunned through in the deep sea. Lastly, animals that live in the snow, such as Polar Bears and Arctic Rabbits, will have a coat of white so that they can hide peacefully in the snowfield.
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故知兵之将民之司命，国家安危之主也。
gù zhī bīng zhī jiàng Mín zhī sī mìng ，guójiā ānwēi zhī zhǔ yě 。
A general who values the lives of his soldiers and citizens have the country’s interest as his priority.
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注意安全，再见。
zhùyì ānquán ，zàijiàn 。
Get home safe, goodbye.
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圣诞节有什么安排或者旅行计划？
Shèngdànjié yǒu shénme ānpái huòzhě lǚxíng jìhuà ？
What are your arrangements or travel plans for Christmas?
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开店前千万别赶鸭子上架，安全检查没做好就别营业，免得出人命了。
kāidiàn qián qiānwàn bié gǎnyāzishàngjià ，ānquán jiǎnchá méi zuò hǎo jiù bié yíngyè ，miǎnde chūrénmìng le 。
Don’t rush before opening a store. Don’t launch until the safety precautions are taken for fear of fatal consequences.
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不要看他平时这么安静，会捉老鼠的猫不叫，他可是全公司业绩第一名的员工呢！
bùyào kàn tā píngshí zhème ānjìng ，huìzhuōlǎoshǔdemāobùjiào ，tā kěshì quán gōngsī yèjì dìyī míng de yuángōng ne ！
He might be quiet all the time, but don't let it fool you. Still waters run deep. He is actually the employee with the highest sales performance in our company.
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虽然住在家里不如外面这么舒适，吃的东西也沒有外面这么高级，但是我还是习惯住在家里。又熟悉，又有安全感。所以金窝银窝不如自家的狗窝。
suīrán zhù zài jiālǐ bùrú wàimiàn zhème shūshì ，chī de dōngxi yě méiyǒu wàimiàn zhème gāojí ，dànshì wǒ háishi xíguàn zhù zài jiālǐ 。yòu shúxī ，yòu yǒu ānquángǎn 。suǒyǐ jīnwōyínwōbùrúzìjiādegǒuwō 。
Although living at home is not as comfortable as living outside, and the food is not as fancy as the food outside, either, I’m more used to living at home. Home brings me familiar feeling and security. So, east or west, home is the best.
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安静点，这里是公共场所。
ānjìng diǎn ，zhèlǐ shì gōnggòng chǎngsuǒ 。
Be quiet. This is a public area.
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