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安分守己
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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

安分守己 [ānfènshǒujǐ]
  1. 1. abide by the law and behave oneself; be content with one's lot and act one's part; know one's place
    我知道你是个老实人,你是安分守己的。
    I know you are an honest man, content with your lot and not causing any trouble.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

安分守己 [ānfènshǒujǐ]
  1. 1. 安守自己的本分,不惹是生非
    他一辈子安分守己,从来不做违法违纪的事。
  2. 2. 不宜写作"安份守己"。"分"这里不读fēn。

Examples

她是一个儇薄女子,很不安分守己的。
She is a skittish girl who doesn't behave herself.
She'll have to keep her nose clean after being arrested twice in the past year.
在去年被逮捕两次以后,她不得不安分守己一点。

Word Decomposition


[ān]
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[fèn]
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[jǐ]

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