安息
ān xī
Pinyin

Definition

安息
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ān xī
  1. to rest
  2. to go to sleep
  3. to rest in peace
  4. (history) Parthia

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

休息
xiū xi
  1. 1 rest
  2. 2 to rest
信息
xìn xī
  1. 1 information
  2. 2 news
  3. 3 message
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

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)
仰人鼻息
yǎng rén bí xī
  1. 1 to rely on others for the air one breathes (idiom); to depend on sb's whim for one's living
偃旗息鼓
yǎn qí xī gǔ
  1. 1 lit. lay down the flag and still the drums (idiom); fig. to cease
  2. 2 to give in
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

Sample Sentences

在这条大动脉上，资金、技术、人员等生产要素自由流动，商品、资源成果等实现共享。阿拉木图、撒马尔罕、长安等重镇和苏尔港广州等良港兴旺发达，罗马、安息、贵霜等古国欣欣向荣，中国汉唐迎来了盛世。古丝绸之路创造了地区大发展大繁荣。
zài zhè tiáo dàdòngmài shàng ，zījīn 、jìshù 、rényuán děng shēngchǎn yàosù zìyóu liúdòng ，shāngpǐn 、Zīyuán chéngguǒ děng shíxiàn gòngxiǎng 。Ālāmùtú 、Sǎmǎěrhǎn 、Chángān děng zhòngzhèn hé Sūěr gǎng Guǎngzhōu děng liánggǎng xīngwàngfādá ，Luómǎ 、ānxī 、Guǐshuāng děng gǔguó xīnxīnxiàngróng ，Zhōngguó Hàn Táng yíng lái le shèngshì 。gǔ SīchóuzhīLù chuàngzào le dìqū dà fāzhǎn dà fánróng 。
On these great thoroughfares the essential factors of production, such as capital, technology, and manpower flowed freely, with sharing of goods, resources and achievements. Important cities such as Almaty, Samarkand and Changan, along with great ports like Sur and Guangzhou flourished, while the Roman, the Arsacid and the Kushan civilisations prospered and China was enjoying the high point of its civilisation in the Han and Tang dynasties. The old Silk Road created great regional development and prosperity.
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是啊！唉，愿她安息。
shì a ！ài ，yuàn tā ānxī 。
Yes! Ah, I hope she's in a better place now.
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现在展现在我们眼前的是一尊巨大的雕像，这就是无名英雄纪念碑。纪念碑的旁边安息着无数无名烈士。他们没有留下自己的名字，没有给家人留下遗书遗言，然而在我们所有人的心中，他们就是"英雄"！
xiànzài zhǎnxiàn zài wǒmen yǎnqián de shì yī zūn jùdà de diāoxiàng ，zhè jiùshì wúmíngyīngxióng jìniànbēi 。jìniànbēi de pángbiān ānxī zhe wúshù wúmíng lièshì 。tāmen méiyǒu liúxià zìjǐ de míngzi ，méiyǒu gěi jiārén liúxià yíshū yíyán ，ránér zài wǒmen suǒyǒurén de xīnzhōng ，tāmen jiùshì "yīngxióng "！
Now before us we can see a large statue. This is the Monument of the Unknown Heroes. Next to the Monument are the remains of countless, nameless martyrs. They didn't leave behind their names and they didn't leave any writings for their families. However, they are in our hearts; they are “heroes”!
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可是只要一天没找到爸爸，我就不死心。哪怕只找到他的尸骨，我想他在九泉之下也可以安息了。
kěshì zhǐyào yī tiān méi zhǎodào bàba ，wǒ jiù bù sǐxīn 。nǎpà zhǐ zhǎodào tāde shīgǔ ，wǒ xiǎng tā zài jiǔquán zhī xià yě kěyǐ ānxī le 。
But I'll never give up until I've found my dad. Even if I just find his remains, I think he'll be able to rest in peace in the underworld.
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