Chinese word

安宁

Pronunciation

Pinyinān níng

Meaning

  • adjectivepeaceful

Example

现在生活很安宁。xiàn zài shēng huó hěn ān níng

Life is very peaceful now.

Illustration for 安宁 (peaceful)

More examples

战争结束后，村庄终于变得安宁。zhàn zhēng jié shù hòu cūn zhuāng zhōng yú biàn de ān níng

After the war ended, the village finally became peaceful.

Core concept

A secure, undisturbed state that lets a person or a place remain calm.

Common phrases

  • 安宁的生活ān níng de shēng huó

    peaceful life

  • 安宁的环境ān níng de huán jìng

    calm environment

  • 感到安宁gǎn dào ān níng

    feel at peace

Similar words

宁静níng jìng: Quiet and serene in a place or in a person's mind.
平静píng jìng: Calm and steady, with no emotional upset or confusion in a situation.
安静ān jìng: Quiet in sound or movement, with no noise or disorder.
安详ān xiáng: Calm and composed in facial expression or manner.

Definition in Chinese

指个人内心或外在环境没有骚扰、平稳安好的状态，着重于安全与安稳。zhǐ gè rén nèi xīn huò wài zài huán jìng méi yǒu sāo rǎo píng wěn ān hǎo de zhuàng tài zhuó zhòng yú ān quán yǔ ān wěn

Word origin

安宁 (ānníng, "peaceful") combines 安 (ān, "safe") with 宁 (níng, "peaceful"), joining safety and settled calm in one word.

Usage tips

  • English speakers may associate this idea mainly with the absence of conflict, while this Chinese adjective also describes a settled inner life or everyday setting.

Other meanings

  • calmadjective
  • tranquilitynoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 安宁感ān níng gǎnfeeling of peacenoun

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