唵
(interjection) oh!; (dialect) to stuff sth in one's mouth; (used in buddhist transliterations) om
垵
(used in place names); variant of 埯[an3]
埯
hole in the ground to plant seeds in; to make a hole for seeds; to dibble
安
content; calm; still; quiet; safe; secure; in good health; to find a place for; to install; to fix; to fit; to bring (a charge against sb); to pacify; to harbor (good intentions); security; safety; peace; ampere
岸
bank; shore; beach; coast; CL:個|个[ge4]
庵
hut; small temple; nunnery
按
to press; to push; to leave aside or shelve; to control; to restrain; to keep one's hand on; to check or refer to; according to; in the light of; (of an editor or author) to make a comment
揞
to apply (medicinal powder to a wound); to cover up; to conceal
暗
dark; gloomy; hidden; secret; muddled; obscure; in the dark
案
(legal) case; incident; record; file; table
桉
Eucalyptus globulus; Taiwan pr. [an4]
谙
to be versed in; to know well
暗
to close (a door); to eclipse; muddled; stupid; ignorant; variant of 暗[an4]
鞍
graphic variant of 鞍[an1]
黯
deep black; dark; dull (color)
唵嘛呢叭咪吽
Om Mani Padme Hum (Sanskrit), or Om Mani Peme Hung (Tibetan), the Avalokiteshvara mantra
媕婀
(literary) to hesitate; indecisive
安·海瑟薇
see 安妮·海瑟薇[An1 ni2 · Hai3 se4 wei1]
安丘
Anqiu county level city in Weifang 濰坊|潍坊[Wei2 fang1], Shandong
安丘市
Anqiu county level city in Weifang 濰坊|潍坊[Wei2 fang1], Shandong
安之若素
bear hardship with equanimity; regard wrongdoing with equanimity
安人
to pacify the people; landlady (old); wife of 員外|员外[yuan2 wai4], landlord
安仁
Anren county in Chenzhou 郴州[Chen1 zhou1], Hunan
安仁县
Anren county in Chenzhou 郴州[Chen1 zhou1], Hunan
安保
to maintain security (abbr.)
安倍晋三
Abe Shinzo (1954-), Japanese LDP politician, prime minister 2006-2007 and from 2012
安克雷奇
Anchorage (city in Alaska)
安全
safe; secure; safety; security
安全问题
safety issue; security issue
安全带
seat belt; safety belt
安全帽
safety helmet; CL:隻|只[zhi1],頂|顶[ding3]
安全措施
safety feature; security measure
安全期
safe period; safe days of a woman's menstrual cycle (low risk of conception)
安全气囊
safety airbag (auto.)
安全无恙
see 安然無恙|安然无恙[an1 ran2 wu2 yang4]
安全灯
safety lamp; safelight
安全理事会
(United Nations) Security Council
安全考虑
security consideration
安分
content with one's lot; knowing one's place
安分守己
to be content with one's lot (idiom); to know one's place
安化
Anhua county in Yiyang 益陽|益阳[Yi4 yang2], Hunan
安化县
Anhua county in Yiyang 益陽|益阳[Yi4 yang2], Hunan
安卓
Android (operating system for mobile devices)
安南
Annam (Tang Dynasty protectorate located in what is now northern Vietnam); Annam (autonomous kingdom located in what is now northern Vietnam, 10th-15th century); Annam (central part of Vietnam during the French colonial period); old name for Vietnam; Annan district of Tainan City 臺南市|台南市[Tai2 nan2 shi4], Taiwan; Kofi Annan (1938-), UN secretary-general 1997-2007
安南区
Annan district of Tainan City 臺南市|台南市[Tai2 nan2 shi4], Taiwan
安南子
see 胖大海[pang4 da4 hai3]
安南山脉
old term for Truong Son Ra 長山山脈|长山山脉, mountain range forming the border between Vietnam and Laos and Kampuchea
安卡拉
Ankara, capital of Turkey
安危
safety and danger; safety
安史之乱
An-Shi Rebellion (755-763) of 安祿山|安禄山[An1 Lu4 shan1] and 史思明[Shi3 Si1 ming2], a catastrophic setback for Tang dynasty
安吉
Anji county in Huzhou 湖州[Hu2 zhou1], Zhejiang
安吉星
OnStar, communications system for motor vehicles featuring speech recognition, GPS navigation etc
安吉县
Anji county in Huzhou 湖州[Hu2 zhou1], Zhejiang
安国
Anguo county level city in Baoding 保定[Bao3 ding4], Hebei
安国市
Anguo county level city in Baoding 保定[Bao3 ding4], Hebei
安图
Antu county in Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州, Jilin
安图县
Antu county in Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州, Jilin
安土重迁
to hate to leave a place where one has lived long; to be attached to one's native land and unwilling to leave it
安地卡及巴布达
Antigua and Barbuda (Tw)
安培计
ammeter (loanword from 'ampere meter')
安塔那那利佛
Antananarivo, capital of Madagascar (Tw)
安塞
Ansai county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi
安塞县
Ansai county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi
安多
Amdo county, Tibetan: A mdo rdzong, in Nagchu prefecture 那曲地區|那曲地区[Na4 qu3 di4 qu1], central Tibet
安多县
Amdo county, Tibetan: A mdo rdzong, in Nagchu prefecture 那曲地區|那曲地区[Na4 qu3 di4 qu1], central Tibet
安大略湖
Lake Ontario, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖[Wu3 da4 hu2]
安大略省
Ontario province, Canada
安好心
to have good intentions
安如泰山
as secure as Mount Taishan; as solid as a rock
安如磐石
as solid as rock (idiom); as sure as houses
安妮·夏菲维
see 安妮·海瑟薇[An1 ni2 · Hai3 se4 wei1]
安妮·海瑟薇
Anne Hathaway (1982-), American actress
安娜·卡列尼娜
Anna Karenina, novel by Leo Tolstoy 列夫·托爾斯泰|列夫·托尔斯泰[Lie4 fu1 · Tuo1 er3 si1 tai4]
安定
Anting township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
安定
stable; quiet; settled; stabilize; maintain; stabilized; calm and orderly
安定区
Anding district of Dingxi city 定西市[Ding4 xi1 shi4], Gansu
安定乡
Anting township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
安定门
Andingmen neighborhood of Beijing
安家
to settle down; to set up a home
安家立业
stable household, established profession (idiom); settled and comfortably off
安家落户
to make one's home in a place; to settle
安富尊荣
well-off and respected (idiom); to be content with one's wealth and position
安富恤穷
to give sympathy to the rich and relief to the poor (idiom)
安富恤贫
to give sympathy to the rich and relief to the poor (idiom)
安宁
Anning District of Lanzhou City 蘭州市|兰州市[Lan2 zhou1 Shi4], Gansu; Anning City, to the west of Kunming 昆明[Kun1 ming2], Yunnan
安宁
peaceful; tranquil; calm; composed; free from worry
安宁区
Anning District of Lanzhou City 蘭州市|兰州市[Lan2 zhou1 Shi4], Gansu
安宁市
Anning county level city in Kunming 昆明[Kun1 ming2], Yunnan
安居
Anju district of Suining city 遂寧市|遂宁市[Sui4 ning2 shi4], Sichuan
安居
to settle down; to live peacefully
安居区
Anju district of Suining city 遂寧市|遂宁市[Sui4 ning2 shi4], Sichuan
安居工程
housing project for low-income urban residents
安居乐业
to live in peace and work happily (idiom)
安岳
Anyue county in Ziyang 資陽|资阳[Zi1 yang2], Sichuan
安岳县
Anyue county in Ziyang 資陽|资阳[Zi1 yang2], Sichuan
安平
Anping county in Hengshui 衡水[Heng2 shui3], Hebei; Anping district of Tainan City 臺南市|台南市[Tai2 nan2 shi4], Taiwan
安平区
Anping district of Tainan City 臺南市|台南市[Tai2 nan2 shi4], Taiwan
安平县
Anping county in Hengshui 衡水[Heng2 shui3], Hebei
安康
Ankang prefecture-level city in Shaanxi
安康地区
Ankang prefecture, Shaanxi
安康市
Ankang prefecture-level city in Shaanxi
安徒生
Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875)
安得拉邦
Andhra Pradesh or Andhra State in southeast India
安德海
An Dehai (-1869), the Qing equivalent of Rasputin, all-powerful court eunuch with the dowager empress Cixi 慈禧太后[Ci2 xi3 tai4 hou4], executed in 1869 by her rival Empress Mother Empress Dowager Ci'an 慈安皇太后
安德肋
Andrew (Catholic transliteration); also 安德魯|安德鲁 (Protestant transliteration)
安徽
Anhui Province (Anhwei) in south central China, abbr. 皖[Wan3], capital Hefei 合肥[He2 fei2]
安徽中医学院
Anhui College of Traditional Chinese Medicine
安徽工程科技学院
Anhui University of Technology and Science
安徽建筑工业学院
Anhui University of Architecture
安徽省
Anhui Province (Anhwei) in south central China, abbr. 皖[Wan3], capital Hefei 合肥[He2 fei2]
安心
at ease; to feel relieved; to set one's mind at rest; to keep one's mind on sth
安息
to rest; to go to sleep; to rest in peace; (history) Parthia
安息茴香
see 孜然[zi1 ran2], cumin
安息香
Styrax officinalis or Styrax benzoin; benzoin resin (used in TCM); Benzoinum
安息香属
Styrax (tree genus); snowdrop; benzoin
安息香科
Styracaceae, tree family including silver-bell, snowdrop and benzoin
安息香脂
benzoinum; benzoin resin (used in TCM)
安慰
to comfort; to console; CL:個|个[ge4]
安慰奖
consolation prize; booby prize
安庆
Anqing prefecture-level city in Anhui
安庆地区
Anqing prefecture, Anhui
安庆市
Anqing prefecture-level city in Anhui
安拉
Allah (Arabic name of God)
安捷伦科技
Agilent Technologies (research and manufacturing company)
安排
to arrange; to plan; to set up; arrangements; plans
安提瓜和巴布达
Antigua and Barbuda
安插
to place in a certain position; to assign to a job; to plant; resettlement (old)
安抚
to placate; to pacify; to appease
安放
to lay; to place; to put in a certain place
安新
Anxin county in Baoding 保定[Bao3 ding4], Hebei
安新县
Anxin county in Baoding 保定[Bao3 ding4], Hebei
安于现状
to take things as they are (idiom); to leave a situation as it is; to be happy with the status quo
安曼
Amman, capital of Jordan
安替比林
antipyrine (loanword)
安东尼与克莉奥佩特拉
Anthony and Cleopatra, 1606 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞|莎士比亚
安枕
to sleep soundly; (fig.) to rest easy; to be free of worries
安格尔
Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (1780-1867), French Neoclassical painter
安乐
Anle district of Keelung City 基隆市[Ji1 long2 shi4], Taiwan
安乐区
Anle district of Keelung City 基隆市[Ji1 long2 shi4], Taiwan
安次
Anci district of Langfang city 廊坊市[Lang2 fang2 shi4], Hebei
安次区
Anci district of Langfang city 廊坊市[Lang2 fang2 shi4], Hebei
安歇
to go to bed; to retire for the night
安步当车
to go on foot (idiom); to do things at a leisurely pace
安民告示
a notice to reassure the public; advance notice (of an agenda)
安泰
at peace; healthy and secure
安源
Anyuan district of Pingxiang city 萍鄉市|萍乡市, Jiangxi
安源区
Anyuan district of Pingxiang city 萍鄉市|萍乡市, Jiangxi
安溪
Anxi county in Quanzhou 泉州[Quan2 zhou1], Fujian
安溪县
Anxi county in Quanzhou 泉州[Quan2 zhou1], Fujian
安泽
Anze county in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[Lin2 fen2], Shanxi
安泽县
Anze county in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[Lin2 fen2], Shanxi
安然
safely; peacefully; at a rest
安然无恙
safe and sound (idiom); to come out unscathed (e.g. from an accident or illness)
安营扎寨
to set up camp; Taiwan pr. [an1 ying2 zha2 zhai4]
安特卫普
Antwerp (city in Belgium)
安理会
(United Nations) Security Council
安瓦尔
Anwar (name); Anwar bin Ibrahim (1947-), Malaysian politician, deputy prime minister 1993-1998, imprisoned 1999-2004 on charges including alleged homosexual acts, subsequently overturned
安生
peaceful; restful; quiet; still
安眠药
sleeping pill; CL:粒[li4]
安祖花
flamingo lily (Anthurium andraeanum)
安神
to calm (soothe) the nerves; to relieve uneasiness of body and mind
安祥
serene; composed; unruffled
安禄山
An Lushan (703-757), famous general and favorite of Tang emperor Xuanzong, eventually precipitated catastrophic An Shi rebellion (755-763)
安福
Anfu county in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi
安福县
Anfu county in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi
安第斯
the Andes mountain chain
安第斯山
the Andes mountain range
安第斯山脉
Andes mountain chain of South America
安纳托利亚
Anatolia, Asia minor
安纳波利斯
Annapolis (place name)
安县
An county in Mianyang 綿陽|绵阳[Mian2 yang2], north Sichuan
安置
to find a place for; to help settle down; to arrange for; to get into bed; placement
安义
Anyi county in Nanchang 南昌, Jiangxi
安义县
Anyi county in Nanchang 南昌, Jiangxi
安联
Allianz, German financial service company
安舒
at peace; relaxed; serene
安藤
Andō (Japanese surname)
安装
to install; to erect; to fix; to mount; installation
安西
Anxi county, former name of Guazhou county 瓜州縣|瓜州县[Gua1 zhou1 xian4] in Jiuquan 酒泉[Jiu3 quan2], Gansu
安西县
Anxi county, former name of Guazhou county 瓜州縣|瓜州县[Gua1 zhou1 xian4] in Jiuquan 酒泉[Jiu3 quan2], Gansu
安亲班
after-school program (Tw)
安贞
Antei (Japanese reign name, 1227-1229)
安贫乐道
to be content with poverty and strive for virtue (idiom)
安身
to make one's home; to take shelter
安身立命
settle down and get on with one's pursuit
安逸
easy and comfortable; easy
安道尔共和国
Republic of Andorra
安道尔城
Andorra la Vella, capital of Andorra
安达
Anda county level city in Suihua 綏化|绥化, Heilongjiang
安达市
Anda county level city in Suihua 綏化|绥化, Heilongjiang
安达曼岛
Andaman islands; variant of 安達曼群島|安达曼群岛[An1 da2 man4 Qun2 dao3]
安远
Anyuan county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州, Jiangxi
安远县
Anyuan county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州, Jiangxi
安邦
to bring peace and stability to a country, region etc
安乡
Anxiang county in Changde 常德[Chang2 de2], Hunan
安乡县
Anxiang county in Changde 常德[Chang2 de2], Hunan
安重根
An Jung-geun or Ahn Joong-keun (1879-1910), Korean independence activist, famous as assassin of Japanese prime minister ITŌ Hirobumi 伊藤博文[Yi1 teng2 Bo2 wen2] in 1909
安闲
at one's ease; carefree
安闲自在
leisurely and free (idiom); carefree and at ease
安闲自得
feeling comfortably at ease (idiom)
安闲舒适
leisurely and free (idiom); carefree and at ease
安闲随意
leisurely and free (idiom); carefree and at ease
安闲
peaceful and carefree; leisurely
安陆
Anlu county level city in Xiaogan 孝感[Xiao4 gan3], Hubei
安陆市
Anlu county level city in Xiaogan 孝感[Xiao4 gan3], Hubei
安阳
Anyang prefecture-level city in Henan
安阳地区
Anyang prefecture in Henan
安阳市
Anyang prefecture-level city in Henan
安阳县
Anyang county in Anyang 安陽|安阳[An1 yang2], Henan
安非他命
amphetamine (medical) (loanword)
安非他明
amphetamine (loanword)
安顺
Anshun prefecture-level city in Guizhou 貴州|贵州[Gui4 zhou1]
安顺地区
Anshun prefecture in Guizhou
安顺市
Anshun prefecture-level city in Guizhou 貴州|贵州[Gui4 zhou1]
安顿
to find a place for; to help settle down; to arrange for; undisturbed; peaceful
安养
to foster; to provide care (esp. for the elderly)
安魂弥撒
Requiem Mass (Catholic)
安龙
Anlong county in Qianxinan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔西南州[Qian2 xi1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou
安龙县
Anlong county in Qianxinan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔西南州[Qian2 xi1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou
岸上
ashore; on the riverbank
岸标
lighthouse; shore beacon
庵摩勒
see 餘甘子|余甘子[yu2 gan1 zi3]
庵摩落迦果
see 餘甘子|余甘子[yu2 gan1 zi3]
按下
to press down; to press a button
按下葫芦浮起瓢
solve one problem only to find another cropping up
按兵不动
to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time
按劳分配
distribution according to work
按图索骥
lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom); fig. to do things along rigid, conventional lines; to try and find sth with the help of a clue
按压
to press; to push (a button)
按季
according to season; quarterly
按捺
to restrain; to control
按捺不住
to be unable to hold back
按揭
a mortgage; to buy property on a mortgage
按时
on time; before deadline; on schedule
按步就班
follow the prescribed order; keep to conventional ways
按照
according to; in accordance with; in the light of; on the basis of
按照计划
according to (the) plan ...
按理
according to reason; in the ordinary course of events; normally
按理说
it is reasonable to say that...
按立宪治国
to rule a country according to the constitution
按脉
to feel (take) the pulse
按蚊
anopheles; malarial mosquito
按规定
according to regulation
按诊
palpation (as a method of examination)
按说
in the ordinary course of events; ordinarily; normally
按赞
to give sb a thumbs-up (on social media)
按质定价
to fix a price based on quality (idiom)
按部就班
to follow the prescribed order; to keep to the working routine (idiom)
按键
button or key (on a device); keystroke; CL:個|个[ge4]; to press a button
按需
on demand; according to demand
按需分配
distribution according to need
暗中
in the dark; in secret; on the sly; surreptitiously
暗中监视
to monitor secretly; to spy on
暗伤
internal (invisible) injury (damage)
暗光鸟
black-crowned night heron (Tw)
暗公鸟
black-crowned night heron (Tw)
暗冕鹪莺
(bird species of China) rufescent prinia (Prinia rufescens)
暗合
to agree implicitly; of one mind; views coincide without a word exchanged
暗含
to imply; to suggest; to connote; implicit
暗喜
hidden smile; smirk; to rejoice covertly; secret satisfaction concerning one's evil plans
暗地里
secretly; inwardly; on the sly
暗娼
unlicensed (unregistered) prostitute
暗害
to kill secretly; to stab in the back
暗察明访
open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret; taking information from all sides
暗恋
to be secretly in love with
暗指
to hint at; to imply; sth hidden
暗探
secret agent; detective
暗星云
dark nebula (visible as a shadow, absorbing light from behind); absorption nebula
暗昧
obscure; remaining unenlightened
暗淡
dark; dim (light); dull (color); drab; (fig.) gloomy; bleak
暗渡陈仓
lit. secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wei4 He2] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3] of Chu); fig. to feign one thing while doing another; to cheat under cover of a diversion
暗灰鹃䴗
(bird species of China) black-winged cuckooshrike (Coracina melaschistos)
暗无天日
all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice
暗煅
sealed pot calcination (TCM)
暗疔
axillary furuncle; armpit boil
暗疾
unmentionable disease; a disease one is ashamed of
暗示
to hint; to suggest; suggestion; hint
暗笑
laugh in (up) one's sleeve; snigger; snicker
暗箭
attack by a hidden enemy; a stab in the back
暗箱
camera bellows; camera obscura
暗箱操作
covert activities (election rigging etc); under-the-table manipulations; black operations
暗经
latent menstruation (TCM)
暗绿柳莺
(bird species of China) greenish warbler (Phylloscopus trochiloides)
暗绿绣眼鸟
(bird species of China) Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)
暗绿背鸬鹚
(bird species of China) Japanese cormorant (Phalacrocorax capillatus)
暗背雨燕
(bird species of China) dark-rumped swift (Apus acuticauda)
暗胸朱雀
(bird species of China) dark-breasted rosefinch (Procarduelis nipalensis)
暗能量
dark energy (astronomy)
暗腹雪鸡
(bird species of China) Himalayan snowcock (Tetraogallus himalayensis)
暗自
inwardly; to oneself; secretly
暗色鸦雀
(bird species of China) grey-hooded parrotbill (Sinosuthora zappeyi)
暗花儿
veiled design incised in porcelain or woven in fabric
暗号
secret signal (sign); countersign; password
暗袋
camera bag (for changing film)
暗记
to commit to memory; secret mark
暗访
to make secret inquiries; to investigate in secret
暗送秋波
to cast flirtatious glances at sb (idiom)
暗香疏影
(poetic depiction of plum blossom)
暗鹭
black-crowned night heron (Tw)
暗黑破坏神
Diablo (video game series)
案件
case; instance; CL:宗[zong1],樁|桩[zhuang1],起[qi3]
案例
case (law); CL:個|个[ge4]
案兵束甲
to rest weapons and loosen armor (idiom); to relax from fighting
案卷
records; files; archives
案子
long table; counter; case; law case; legal case; judicial case
案情
details of a case; case
案板
kneading or chopping board
案由
main points of a case; brief; summary
案甲休兵
to put down weapon and let soldiers rest (idiom); to relax from fighting
案发
to investigate a crime on the spot; to occur (of a crime); to be discovered (of a crime)
案语
variant of 按語|按语[an4 yu3]
案首
candidate who ranked 1st in imperial examination on prefecture or county level (in Ming and Qing dynasties)
案验
investigate the evidence of a case
氨吖啶
aminoacridine or aminacrine (antiseptic and disinfectant)
氨基比林
aminopyrine (loanword)
氨基葡糖
glucosamine; abbr. for 氨基葡萄糖
氨基葡萄糖
glucosamine (C6H13NO5)
氨苄青霉素
ampicillin (medicine)
胺基酸
amino acid; also written 氨基酸
谙练
conversant; skilled; proficient
鞍前马后
to follow everywhere; to always be there for sb at their beck and call
鞍山
Anshan prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China
鞍山市
Anshan prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China
鞍马
pommel horse (gymnastics)
鞍点
saddle point (math.), a critical point of a function of several variables that is neither a maximum nor a minimum
黯淡
variant of 暗淡[an4 dan4]
黯然失色
to lose one's splendor; to lose luster; to be eclipsed; to be overshadowed
黯然销魂
overwhelming sadness (idiom); sorrow at parting