安生 (ān shēng) — (of life, environment) peaceful, stable, free from disturbance; (of a person, usually in negative or rhetorical) calm, well-behaved, not causing trouble
Definition
Used for a peaceful, undisturbed life or environment. As a comment on a person's behavior, 安生 typically appears in the negative (不∼) — meaning 'not settling down, making trouble'.
adjective
(of life, environment) peacefulstablefree from disturbance(of a person, usually in negative or rhetorical) calmwell-behavednot causing trouble
Examples
- ，安生。Tuì xiū hòu, tā xiǎng guò jǐ nián ān shēng de rì zi.After retirement, he wants to live a few years of peaceful life.
- ，。Zhè hái zi zhēn bù ān shēng, yì tiān dào wǎn nào teng.This child is really restless; he makes a racket all day long.
- ，安生。Xī wàng zhè jiàn shì zǎo diǎn jié shù, dà jiā dōu néng ān shēng xiē.I hope this matter ends soon so everyone can be a bit more at ease.
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