Common Meanings
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ān安
To be peaceful, calm, stable, or secure; to settle down.
听到这个消息后，我终于可以安心睡觉了
After hearing this news, I can finally sleep peacefully.
To calm, soothe, or comfort (mainly referring to feelings or people).
他温柔地安慰着她，让她平静下来
He gently comforted her, allowing her to calm down.
To feel content, at peace, or settled; to be comfortable with one's situation.
找到一份稳定的工作后，她心里感到十分安宁
After finding a stable job, she felt a great sense of peace in her heart.
Safe, peaceful, free from danger or threat.
祝你一路平安。
Wish you a safe journey.
To install, place, or settle down and establish oneself.
他们决定在这里安家。
They decided to settle down here.
To harbor (often negative) thoughts or intentions; to have ulterior motives.
这个人看起来很友好，但我总觉得他不安好心。
This person seems friendly, but I always feel he harbors ill intentions.
Interrogative particle, meaning 'how' or 'where' (often used in rhetorical questions implying 'how could it be?').
人生在世，安能尽如人意？
Living in this world, how can one expect everything to go perfectly?