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安逸 (ān yì) — easy and comfortable, carefree

Definition

安逸 describes a life or situation that is peaceful and free from hardship — 'ease and comfort'. It evaluates a way of living, unlike 容易 ('easy to do') or 悠闲 ('leisurely' moment). Often implies a settled, even enviable, lack of struggle.

adjective
easy and comfortablecarefree

Examples

  • 安逸，。
    Tā bù xiǎng guò tài ān yì de shēng huó, jué de méi yǒu tiǎo zhàn.
    He doesn't want to live too comfortable a life; he feels it lacks challenge.
  • ，安逸。
    Tuì xiū hòu, tā zhōng yú kě yǐ xiǎng shòu ān yì de rì zi le.
    After retiring, she can finally enjoy easy and comfortable days.
  • ，安逸。
    Zhè fèn gōng zuò suī rán xīn shuǐ bù gāo, dàn hěn ān yì.
    This job, though the salary isn't high, is very easy and comfortable.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

安ānpeaceful; comfortable
逸yìleisurely; at ease

The peaceful part and the leisurely part combine to express easy comfort.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
宀宀mián
Sound part声符shēngfú
女
女nǚ安ān
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 安, 宀 sits above a seated 女 on a cushion; 宀 is the meaning part, 女 is the sound part, and the character originally meant sitting at ease.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The old form of 逸 combined 止 and 㚔.

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