安
ān
Meaning
- safe; secure; in good health
- to install; to fix; to fit
- (bound form) calm; peaceful
Definition
安全、安定、安装、安放。
safe, peaceful, install, place.
Usage
常用于表示安全、平静的状态，或表示安装、放置的动作。
Often used to indicate a state of safety or peace, or the action of installing or placing something.
Examples
- 1 请确保门窗关好，注意安全。 (Please make sure the doors and windows are closed, pay attention to safety.)
- 2 这里的治安很好，晚上可以放心出门。 (The public security here is good; you can go out at night without worry.)
- 3 他把花瓶安在桌子中央。 (He placed the vase in the center of the table.)
- 4 新买的空调已经安好了。 (The newly bought air conditioner has been installed.)
- 5 听到这个消息，他心里安定了许多。 (Hearing this news, he felt much more at ease.)
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