李安
Lǐ Ān
Pinyin

Definition

李安
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Lǐ Ān
  1. Ang Li (1954-), Taiwanese-American film director (films include Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 臥虎藏龍|卧虎藏龙 and Brokeback Mountain 斷背山|断背山)

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 CL:個|个[gè]
安排
ān pái
  1. 1 to arrange
  2. 2 to plan
  3. 3 to set up
  4. 4 arrangements
  5. 5 plans
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!
晚安
wǎn ān
  1. 1 Good night!
  2. 2 Good evening!
不安
bù ān
  1. 1 unpeaceful
  2. 2 unstable
  3. 3 uneasy
  4. 4 disturbed
  5. 5 restless
  6. 6 worried
保安
bǎo ān
  1. 1 to ensure public security
  2. 2 to ensure safety (for workers engaged in production)
  3. 3 public security
  4. 4 security guard
公安
gōng ān
  1. 1 (Ministry of) Public Security
  2. 2 public safety
  3. 3 public security
公安局
gōng ān jú
  1. 1 public security bureau (government office similar in function to a police station)
公安部
Gōng ān bù
  1. 1 Ministry of Public Security
午安
wǔ ān
  1. 1 Good afternoon!
  2. 2 Hello (daytime greeting)
坐立不安
zuò lì bù ān
  1. 1 lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom)
  2. 2 restless
  3. 3 fidgety
天安门
Tiān ān mén
  1. 1 Tiananmen Gate, entrance of the Imperial City in Beijing
安
Ān
  1. 1 surname An
安全带
ān quán dài
  1. 1 seat belt
  2. 2 safety belt
安全感
ān quán gǎn
  1. 1 sense of security
安分
ān fèn
  1. 1 content with one's lot
  2. 2 knowing one's place
安利
Ān lì
  1. 1 Amway (brand)

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)
塞翁失马安知非福
sài wēng shī mǎ ān zhī fēi fú
  1. 1 the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
  2. 2 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
  3. 3 also written 塞翁失馬焉知非福|塞翁失马焉知非福
安分守己
ān fèn shǒu jǐ
  1. 1 to be content with one's lot (idiom)
  2. 2 to know one's place
安如磐石
ān rú pán shí
  1. 1 as solid as rock (idiom); as sure as houses
安家立业
ān jiā lì yè
  1. 1 stable household, established profession (idiom); settled and comfortably off
安富尊荣
ān fù zūn róng
  1. 1 well-off and respected (idiom)
  2. 2 to be content with one's wealth and position
安富恤穷
ān fù xù qióng
  1. 1 to give sympathy to the rich and relief to the poor (idiom)
安富恤贫
ān fù xù pín
  1. 1 to give sympathy to the rich and relief to the poor (idiom)
安居乐业
ān jū lè yè
  1. 1 to live in peace and work happily (idiom)
安于现状
ān yú xiàn zhuàng
  1. 1 to take things as they are (idiom)
  2. 2 to leave a situation as it is
  3. 3 to be happy with the status quo
安步当车
ān bù dàng chē
  1. 1 to go on foot (idiom)
  2. 2 to do things at a leisurely pace
安然无恙
ān rán wú yàng
  1. 1 safe and sound (idiom)
  2. 2 to come out unscathed (e.g. from an accident or illness)
安贫乐道
ān pín lè dào
  1. 1 to be content with poverty and strive for virtue (idiom)
安闲自在
ān xián zì zai
  1. 1 leisurely and free (idiom); carefree and at ease
安闲自得
ān xián zì dé
  1. 1 feeling comfortably at ease (idiom)
安闲随意
ān xián suí yì
  1. 1 leisurely and free (idiom); carefree and at ease

Sample Sentences

对啊，李安《色戒》里的激情戏，你说是艺术还是低俗？而且所谓的艺术片，十有八九都有这类情节。
duìa ，Lǐ Ān 《sèjiè 》lǐ de jīqíng xì ，nǐ shuō shì yìshù hái shì dīsú ？érqiě suǒwèi de yìshù piān ，shíyǒubājiǔ dōu yǒu zhè lèi qíngjié 。
Yeah, would you say the sexy parts of Li An's ''Lust, Caution" are art or lowbrow smut? And as for so-called art movies, most of them are probably this kind of stuff.
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我也听说很多网友都指责这部片子是把黄色内容伪装成艺术。但我个人挺欣赏李安导演的，他应该不会愚弄观众吧。
wǒ yě tīngshuō hěn duō wǎngyǒu dōu zhǐzé zhè bù piānzi shì bǎ huángsè nèiróng wěizhuāng chéng yìshù 。dàn wǒ gèrén tǐng xīnshǎng Lǐ Ān dǎoyǎn de ，tā yīnggāi bùhuì yúnòng guānzhòng ba 。
I also hear a lot of online buddies saying that this movie packages smut as art. But I, for one, really like Li An's movies. He probably wouldn't play his audience for fools, right?
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李安的电影
Lǐ Ān de diànyǐng
An Li's movie.
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听你这么一说，我终于有些理解为什么导演们要在武术、音乐、服饰、建筑以及自然风光上下这么大功夫了。不过我还是觉得，中国文化的吸引力不仅仅在于这些表面的东西，更在于一些思想方面的东西。李安的《卧虎藏龙》得奖，很大程度上是因为这部影片反映了不同于西方的东方传统道德观念。
tīng nǐ zhème yī shuō ，wǒ zhōngyú yǒuxiē lǐjiě wèishénme dǎoyǎnmen yào zài wǔshù 、yīnyuè 、fúshì 、jiànzhù yǐjí zìrán fēngguāng shàng xià zhème dà gōngfū le 。bùguò wǒ hái shì juéde ，zhōngguówénhuà de xīyǐnlì bùjǐnjǐn zàiyú zhèxiē biǎomiàn de dōngxi ，gèng zàiyú yīxiē sīxiǎng fāngmiàn de dōngxi 。Lǐ Ān de 《wòhǔcánglóng 》déjiǎng ，hěn dà chéngdùshàng shì yīnwèi zhè bù yǐngpiàn fǎnyìng le bùtóngyú xīfāng de dōngfāng chuántǒngdàodé guānniàn 。
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可是奥斯卡的国际影响力却是独一无二的。国内的大导演们热衷于角逐奥斯卡奖，其实并不是单纯为了得奖，而是希望借着全世界最受关注的奥斯卡奖，把中国电影推向世界。李安的《卧虎藏龙》得了奖，让导演们看到了中国传统文化在国际市场上的吸引力，所以这几年才纷纷拍起了古装片。
kěshì àosīkǎ de guójì yǐngxiǎnglì què shì dúyīwúèr de 。guónèi de dà dǎoyǎnmen rèzhōngyú juézhú àosīkǎ jiǎng ，qíshí bìng bù shì dānchún wèile déjiǎng ，érshì xīwàng jiè zhe quánshìjiè zuì shòuguānzhù de àosīkǎ jiǎng ，bǎ zhōngguódiànyǐng tuīxiàng shìjiè 。Lǐ Ān de 《wòhǔcánglóng 》déle jiǎng ，ràng dǎoyǎnmen kàndào le Zhōngguó chuántǒngwénhuà zài guójìshìchǎng shàng de xīyǐnlì ，suǒyǐ zhèjǐnián cái fēnfēn pāi qǐ le gǔzhuāngpiàn 。
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