Mandarin Learning Basic http://osche.org Learn Mandarin for Beginner Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:12:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 en 安 an(1) means peace, contentment http://osche.org/%e5%ae%89-an1-means-peace-contentment/2010/06/28/ http://osche.org/%e5%ae%89-an1-means-peace-contentment/2010/06/28/#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:12:42 +0000 kar http://osche.org/%e5%ae%89-an1-means-peace-contentment/2010/06/28/ The character for peace and contentment is made up of women and roof. Man conceived the idea that to attain peace he should have only one woman under the root or confine here within the house.

Example of use:
安定 an(1) ding(4) mean stable
安静 an(1) jing(4) mean quiet or peaceful
安乐 an(1) le(4) mean peace and happiness
安眠 an(1) mian(2) mean sleep peacefully
安宁 an(1) ning(2) mean peacefull; free from troubles
安排 an(1) pai(2) mean arrange
安全 an(1) quan(2) mean safe, secure
安慰 an(1) wei(4) mean comfort; console
安心 an(1) xin(1) mean feet at ease; free from worries
安装 an(1) zhuang(1) mean install; assemble
安分守己 an(1) fen(4) shou(3) ji(3) mean law abiding; be contented with one’s lot
安居乐业 an(10 ju(1) le(4) ye(4) mean live and work in contentment
不安 bu(4) an(1) mean uneasy; worried

Sample sentence:
用行人天桥过路最安全 yong(4) xing(2) ren(2) tian(1) qiao(2) guo(4) lu(4) zui(4) an(1) quan(2), it means “The safest way to cross the road is to use an overhead bridge”.

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