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偷安
tōu ān
Pinyin
Definition
偷安
-
tōu ān
to shirk responsibility
thoughtless pleasure-seeking
Character Decomposition
偷
亻
人
一
月
刂
安
宀
女
Related Words
(20)
偷
tōu
1
to steal
2
to pilfer
3
to snatch
4
thief
5
stealthily
偷偷
tōu tōu
1
stealthily
2
secretly
3
covertly
4
furtively
5
on the sly
安全
ān quán
1
safe
2
secure
3
safety
4
security
安慰
ān wèi
1
to comfort
2
to console
3
CL:個|个[gè]
安排
ān pái
1
to arrange
2
to plan
3
to set up
4
arrangements
5
plans
安静
ān jìng
1
quiet
2
peaceful
3
calm
平安
píng ān
1
safe and sound
2
well
3
without mishap
4
quiet and safe
5
at peace
早安
zǎo ān
1
Good morning!
晚安
wǎn ān
1
Good night!
2
Good evening!
不安
bù ān
1
unpeaceful
2
unstable
3
uneasy
4
disturbed
5
restless
6
worried
保安
bǎo ān
1
to ensure public security
2
to ensure safety (for workers engaged in production)
3
public security
4
security guard
偷吃
tōu chī
1
to eat on the sly
2
to pilfer food
3
to be unfaithful
偷情
tōu qíng
1
to carry on a clandestine love affair
偷懒
tōu lǎn
1
to goof off
2
to be lazy
偷拍
tōu pāi
1
to take a picture of a person without permission or without their knowledge
偷窥
tōu kuī
1
to peep
2
to peek
3
to act as voyeur
偷笑
tōu xiào
1
to laugh up one's sleeve
偷闲
tōu xián
1
to snatch a moment of leisure
2
to take a break from work
3
also written 偷閒|偷闲[tōu xián]
公安
gōng ān
1
(Ministry of) Public Security
2
public safety
3
public security
公安局
gōng ān jú
1
public security bureau (government office similar in function to a police station)
Idioms
(20)
不安其室
bù ān qí shì
1
to be discontented with one's home
2
to have adulterous relations after marriage (of women) (idiom)
偷天换日
tōu tiān huàn rì
1
to engage in fraudulent activities (idiom)
2
skulduggery
3
to hoodwink people
4
to cheat sb audaciously
偷工减料
tōu gōng jiǎn liào
1
to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)
2
jerry-building
3
sloppy work
偷梁换柱
tōu liáng huàn zhù
1
lit. to steal a rafter and replace it with a column
2
to replace the original with a fake
3
to perpetrate a fraud (idiom)
偷鸡不成蚀把米
tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ
1
lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom)
2
fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off
3
to go for wool and come back shorn
偷鸡摸狗
tōu jī mō gǒu
1
to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom)
2
to pilfer
3
to dally with women
4
to have affairs
偷香窃玉
tōu xiāng qiè yù
1
lit. stolen scent, pilfered jade (idiom); philandering
2
secret illicit sex
入土为安
rù tǔ wéi ān
1
buried and at rest (idiom); Resquiescat in pacem (RIP)
国泰民安
guó tài mín ān
1
the country prospers, the people at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity
坐立不安
zuò lì bù ān
1
lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom)
2
restless
3
fidgety
坐立难安
zuò lì nán ān
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
the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
2
it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
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
to be content with one's lot (idiom)
2
to know one's place
安如磐石
ān rú pán shí
1
as solid as rock (idiom); as sure as houses
安家立业
ān jiā lì yè
1
stable household, established profession (idiom); settled and comfortably off
安富尊荣
ān fù zūn róng
1
well-off and respected (idiom)
2
to be content with one's wealth and position
安富恤穷
ān fù xù qióng
1
to give sympathy to the rich and relief to the poor (idiom)
安富恤贫
ān fù xù pín
1
to give sympathy to the rich and relief to the poor (idiom)
安居乐业
ān jū lè yè
1
to live in peace and work happily (idiom)
安于现状
ān yú xiàn zhuàng
1
to take things as they are (idiom)
2
to leave a situation as it is
3
to be happy with the status quo
Sample Sentences