安身
ān shēn
Pinyin

Definition

安身
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ān shēn
  1. to make one's home
  2. to take shelter

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

dān shēn
  1. 1 unmarried
  2. 2 single
ān quán
  1. 1 safe
  2. 2 secure
  3. 3 safety
  4. 4 security
ān wèi
  1. 1 to comfort
  2. 2 to console
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè
ān pái
  1. 1 to arrange
  2. 2 to plan
  3. 3 to set up
  4. 4 arrangements
  5. 5 plans
ān jìng
  1. 1 quiet
  2. 2 peaceful
  3. 3 calm

Idioms (20)

一日为师,终身为父
yī rì wéi shī , zhōng shēn wéi fù
  1. 1 lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom)
一身是胆
yī shēn shì dǎn
  1. 1 devoid of fear (idiom)
  2. 2 intrepid
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)
人在江湖,身不由己
rén zài jiāng hú , shēn bù yóu jǐ
  1. 1 you can't always do as you like
  2. 2 one has to compromise in this world (idiom)
以其人之道,还治其人之身
yǐ qí rén zhī dào , huán zhì qí rén zhī shēn
  1. 1 to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹); to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game
  2. 2 to give sb a taste of his own medicine