Chinese word

一路平安

Pronunciation

Pinyinyī lù píng ān

Meaning

idiomhave a safe trip

Example

出发前，妈妈对他说：一路平安。chū fā qián mā mā duì tā shuō yí lù píng ān

Before leaving, Mom said to him, "Have a safe trip."

Illustration for 一路平安 (have a safe trip)

More examples

他在贺卡上写道：一路平安。tā zài hè kǎ shàng xiě dào yí lù píng ān

He wrote on the card, "Have a safe trip."

Core concept

A warm send-off that places safety along every part of someone's journey.

Common phrases

愿你一路平安yuàn nǐ yí lù píng ān
have a safe trip

Similar words

一路顺风yí lù shùn fēng: A farewell wish for a traveler's journey to go smoothly, with no trouble along the way.
一路顺利yí lù shùn lì: A wish that a trip or piece of work goes smoothly without setbacks.

Definition in Chinese

表示对他人出行时祝愿一路平安的成语，常用于送别时或出发前的祝福语，含有希望对方全程无事的意思。biǎo shì duì tā rén chū xíng shí zhù yuàn yí lù píng ān de chéng yǔ cháng yòng yú sòng bié shí huò chū fā qián de zhù fú yǔ hán yǒu xī wàng duì fāng quán chéng wú shì de yì si

Word origin

The idiom joins 一 (yī, "one") and 路 (lù, "road") for the entire route with 平 (píng, "peaceful") and 安 (ān, "at peace") for an uneventful journey.

Usage tips

This phrase belongs at the start of a journey, so it works as a farewell rather than as a question about how a trip went.

Other meanings

take care on the wayidiom
have a good tripidiom