安顿 (ān dùn) — to settle (someone) in, to find a place for (someone) so they are comfortable
Definition
A verb meaning to settle someone into a comfortable place (a seat, hotel, home). It focuses on the act of arranging and placing a person, not the resulting calm state (which is 安静).
verb
to settle (someone) into find a place for (someone) so they are comfortable
Examples
- 安顿。Wǒ bǎ mā ma ān dùn zài lǚ guǎn lǐ.I settled my mother in the hotel.
- 安顿。Tā ān dùn hǎo hái zi jiù qù shàng bān le.After settling the child, she went to work.
- 安顿。Gōng sī bǎ xīn yuán gōng ān dùn zài sù shè lǐ.The company settled new employees in the dormitory.
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