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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

安分守己 [ānfènshǒujǐ]
  1. 1. [Chinese idiom] 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.
    我们都是安分守己的老实人。

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

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. 安分守己
我们都是安分守己的老实人。 安分守己
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. 儇薄
他一辈子安分守己,从来不做违法违纪的事。 安分守己

Word Decomposition


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