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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

安 [ān]
  1. 1. adjective [安定] quiet
    坐立不安
    be unable to sit still
    心神不安
    feel uneasy
  2. 2. adjective [平安] safe
    治安
    public order
    安抵目的地
    arrive safely at one's destination
  3. 3. verb [使安静] calm
    安心
    calm the nerves
  4. 4. verb [满足] be content with
    安于现状
    be content with the way things are
  5. 5. verb [放置] place
    把他安在哪里合适呢？
    Where would be a good place to put him?
  6. 6. verb [安装] fit
    安窗户
    fit a window
    门上安把锁
    fit a lock on the door
  7. 7. verb [设立] set … up
    这里安了个收费站。
    A toll booth has been set up here.
  8. 8. verb [加上] bring
    安罪名
    bring a charge
  9. 9. verb [怀着] harbour (英)
  10. 10. verb [怀着] harbor (美)
    安坏心
    harbour (英) {或} harbor (美) evil intentions
    你安的什么心？
    What are you plotting?

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

安 [ān]
  1. 1. adjective peaceful; at ease; undisturbed; tranquil; calm
    安睡
    sleep peacefully
    小宝贝正在摇篮里安睡。
  2. 2. adjective safe; secure; in good health
    安抵拉萨
    arrive in Lhasa safely (or safe and sound)
    这位老红军正在安享晚年。
  3. 3. verb set (somebody's mind) at ease; calm
    安神
    calm (or soothe) the nerves
  4. 4. verb rest content; be satisfied
    安于现状
    be content with things as they are; be satisfied with the existing state of affairs
  5. 5. verb place in a suitable position; find a place for
    把我安在哪儿都行。
    I'll be happy with any job I'm assigned to. or I'll fit in contentedly anywhere.
    他在农村安家落户了。
  6. 6. verb install; fix; fit
    窗玻璃安上了。
    The windowpanes have been put in.
    安电灯
    install electric lights
    我家安上了电话，奶奶可高兴啦!
    工人们正在安空调。
  7. 7. verb set up
    咱们这儿安上电视转播站了。
    A TV relay station has been set up here.
    你的笔记本电脑安无线网卡了吗？
  8. 8. verb bring (a charge against somebody); give (somebody a nickname)
    我连去都没去，这个罪名可安不到我的头上。
    I wasn't even there.There's no way to put the blame on me.
    安罪名
    bring charges against; put the blame on
    他什么坏事也没干，这个罪名是别人安在他头上的。
    他被人安了一个莫须有的罪名。
  9. 9. noun [name of (a person)] Ann
  10. 10. noun security; safety; peace
  11. 11. noun [electronics] ampere, an abbreviation for 安培
  12. 12. pronoun where; how

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

安 [ān]
  1. 1. 形 安全
    居安思危
    平安。
  2. 2. 形 平静;稳定
    坐立不安
    安定。
  3. 3. 动 使稳定
    安邦定国
    安神
    安慰。
  4. 4. 形 舒适;快乐
    安乐
    安逸。
  5. 5. 动 感到满足
    安于现状
    安土重迁。
  6. 6. 动 安置
    安家落户
    安顿。
  7. 7. 动 安装;装置
    安玻璃
    安电话。
  8. 8. 动 怀着(不好的念头）
    没安好心。
  9. 9. 动 加上(名分、称号等）
    给他安了个罪名。
  10. 10. 代 表示疑问，询问处所，相当于"哪里"
    沛公安在?
  11. 11. 代 表示反问，相当于"怎么""哪里"
    燕雀安知鸿鹄之志哉?
  12. 12. 量 安培的简称。
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Examples

把我安在哪儿都行。
I'll be happy with any job I'm assigned to. or I'll fit in contentedly anywhere. → 安
安电灯
install electric lights → 安
我连去都没去，这个罪名可安不到我的头上。
I wasn't even there.There's no way to put the blame on me. → 安
把仪器安放好。
Put the instruments in their proper places. → 安放
他们在新疆安了家。
They settled in Xinjiang. → 安家
他怎么也安不下心来做事。
He simply can't set his mind to work. → 安心
千伏安
kilovolt-ampere (KVA) → 千伏
徒工把旧机器拆了又安，安了又拆，折腾了好多回。
The young apprentice again and again took the old machine apart and then put it together. → 折腾
他什么坏事也没干，这个罪名是别人安在他头上的。 → 安
他被人安了一个莫须有的罪名。 → 安
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Character Decomposition

宀
[mián]		 + 女
[nǚ]

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