安慰 (ān wèi) — (verb) to comfort, to console; (adjective) comforting, consoling
Definition
Both a verb ('to comfort, console someone') and an adjective ('comforting'). More personal and emotional than 慰问, which is official/formal sympathy to those in difficulty.
verb
to comfortto console
adjective
comfortingconsoling
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 安慰，。Wǒ ān wèi le tā jǐ jù, tā jiù bù kū le.I comforted her with a few words, and she stopped crying.
- 安慰。Tā gěi le wǒ hěn duō ān wèi de huà.He gave me a lot of comforting words.
- 安慰。Tā ān wèi le zhèng zài kū de mèi mei.She comforted her crying younger sister.
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