安抚 (安撫)
ān fǔ
Pinyin

Definition

安抚 (安撫)
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ān fǔ
  1. to placate
  2. to pacify
  3. to appease

Character Decomposition

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

其实有几种说法，有的说是为了寻找当时战败的前任皇帝，有的说是向别的国家耀武扬威。不过大多数人认为七次航行都有不同的目的。比如第一次是安抚南洋的小国，减轻倭寇对中国沿海地方的骚扰。第二次是通商。还有几次是开辟新的航线。
qíshí yǒu jǐ zhǒng shuōfa ，yǒude shuō shì wèile xúnzhǎo dāngshí zhànbài de qián rèn huángdì ，yǒude shuō shì xiàng biéde guójiā yàowǔyángwēi 。bùguò dàduōshù rén rènwéi qī cì hángxíng dōu yǒu bùtóng de mùdì 。bǐrú dì yī cì shì ānfǔ Nányáng de xiǎo guó ，jiǎnqīng wōkòu duì Zhōngguó yánhǎi dìfang de sāorǎo 。dì èr cì shì tōngshāng 。háiyǒu jǐcì shì kāipì xīn de hángxiàn 。
Actually there are a few different theories. Some say it was in order to search for the emperor of that time's defeated predecessor. Some say it was display of power directed at other countries. However, most everybody thinks that each of the 7 trips had different objectives. For example, the first time was to pacify the small countries in the southern sea; in order to decrease the number of places Japanese pirates were harassing along the Chinese coast. The second time was trade. Also, many times it was in order to create new shipping routes.
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来，你来抚摸一下霹雳的脑袋和鬃毛，先安抚一下它。然后再试一次。
lái ，nǐ lái fǔmō yīxià pīlì de nǎodài hé zōngmáo ，xiān ānfǔ yīxià tā 。ránhòu zài shì yī cì 。
Come here, stroke Thunderbolt's head and mane a bit. First comfort him for a moment, and then try again.
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