安居
ān jū
Pinyin

Definition

安居
 - 
ān jū
  1. to settle down
  2. to live peacefully
安居
 - 
Ān jū
  1. Anju district of Suining city 遂寧市|遂宁市[Suì níng shì], Sichuan

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

安全
ān quán
  1. 1 safe
  2. 2 secure
  3. 3 safety
  4. 4 security
安慰
ān wèi
  1. 1 to comfort
  2. 2 to console
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
安静
ān jìng
  1. 1 quiet
  2. 2 peaceful
  3. 3 calm
居然
jū rán
  1. 1 unexpectedly
  2. 2 to one's surprise
  3. 3 go so far as to
平安
píng ān
  1. 1 safe and sound
  2. 2 well
  3. 3 without mishap
  4. 4 quiet and safe
  5. 5 at peace
早安
zǎo ān
  1. 1 Good morning!
晚安
wǎn ān
  1. 1 Good night!
  2. 2 Good evening!
不安
bù ān
  1. 1 unpeaceful
  2. 2 unstable
  3. 3 uneasy
  4. 4 disturbed
  5. 5 restless
  6. 6 worried
保安
bǎo ān
  1. 1 to ensure public security
  2. 2 to ensure safety (for workers engaged in production)
  3. 3 public security
  4. 4 security guard
公安
gōng ān
  1. 1 (Ministry of) Public Security
  2. 2 public safety
  3. 3 public security
公安局
gōng ān jú
  1. 1 public security bureau (government office similar in function to a police station)
公安部
Gōng ān bù
  1. 1 Ministry of Public Security
午安
wǔ ān
  1. 1 Good afternoon!
  2. 2 Hello (daytime greeting)
同居
tóng jū
  1. 1 to live together
坐立不安
zuò lì bù ān
  1. 1 lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom)
  2. 2 restless
  3. 3 fidgety
天安门
Tiān ān mén
  1. 1 Tiananmen Gate, entrance of the Imperial City in Beijing
安
Ān
  1. 1 surname An
安全带
ān quán dài
  1. 1 seat belt
  2. 2 safety belt
安全感
ān quán gǎn
  1. 1 sense of security
安分
ān fèn
  1. 1 content with one's lot
  2. 2 knowing one's place

Idioms (20)

不安其室
bù ān qí shì
  1. 1 to be discontented with one's home
  2. 2 to have adulterous relations after marriage (of women) (idiom)
入土为安
rù tǔ wéi ān
  1. 1 buried and at rest (idiom); Resquiescat in pacem (RIP)
功成不居
gōng chéng bù jū
  1. 1 not to claim personal credit for achievement (idiom)
国泰民安
guó tài mín ān
  1. 1 the country prospers, the people at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity
坐立不安
zuò lì bù ān
  1. 1 lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom)
  2. 2 restless
  3. 3 fidgety
坐立难安
zuò lì nán ān
  1. 1 unable to sit or stand still (out of nervousness etc) (idiom)
塞翁失马安知非福
sài wēng shī mǎ ān zhī fēi fú
  1. 1 the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
  2. 2 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
  3. 3 also written 塞翁失馬焉知非福|塞翁失马焉知非福
安分守己
ān fèn shǒu jǐ
  1. 1 to be content with one's lot (idiom)
  2. 2 to know one's place
安如磐石
ān rú pán shí
  1. 1 as solid as rock (idiom); as sure as houses
安家立业
ān jiā lì yè
  1. 1 stable household, established profession (idiom); settled and comfortably off
安富尊荣
ān fù zūn róng
  1. 1 well-off and respected (idiom)
  2. 2 to be content with one's wealth and position
安富恤穷
ān fù xù qióng
  1. 1 to give sympathy to the rich and relief to the poor (idiom)
安富恤贫
ān fù xù pín
  1. 1 to give sympathy to the rich and relief to the poor (idiom)
安居乐业
ān jū lè yè
  1. 1 to live in peace and work happily (idiom)
安于现状
ān yú xiàn zhuàng
  1. 1 to take things as they are (idiom)
  2. 2 to leave a situation as it is
  3. 3 to be happy with the status quo
安步当车
ān bù dàng chē
  1. 1 to go on foot (idiom)
  2. 2 to do things at a leisurely pace
安然无恙
ān rán wú yàng
  1. 1 safe and sound (idiom)
  2. 2 to come out unscathed (e.g. from an accident or illness)
安贫乐道
ān pín lè dào
  1. 1 to be content with poverty and strive for virtue (idiom)
安闲自在
ān xián zì zai
  1. 1 leisurely and free (idiom); carefree and at ease
安闲自得
ān xián zì dé
  1. 1 feeling comfortably at ease (idiom)

Sample Sentences

从那以后，人类终于摆脱了灾难，在大地上安居乐业地生活着。
cóng nà yǐhòu ，rénlèi zhōngyú bǎituō le zāinàn ，zài dàdìshang ānjūlèyè de shēnghuó zhe 。
From that point on, humanity was finally free from calamities and was able to live happily and peacefully on Earth.
Go to Lesson 
老人能得到良好的照顾当然很好。可是如果社会发展跟不上，社会福利得不到保证，人们不能安居乐业，又有谁来照顾那些孤寡老人呢？如果老年人越来越多，不是会给社会带来巨大压力吗？
lǎorén néng dédào liánghǎo de zhàogu dāngrán hěn hǎo 。kěshì rúguǒ shèhuì fāzhǎn gēn bu shàng ，shèhuì fúlì dé bu dào bǎozhèng ，rénmen bùnéng ānjūlèyè ，yòu yǒu shéi lái zhàogu nàxiē gūguǎ lǎorén ne ？rúguǒ lǎoniánrén yuèláiyuèduō ，bùshì huì gěi shèhuì dàilái jùdà yālì ma ？
Of course it's great that the elderly can enjoy excellent care. But if social development can't keep up, there will be no guarantee of social welfare. People won't be able to live contentedly. And who will take care of those lonely old people? If there are more old people all the time, won't it put huge pressure on society?
Go to Lesson