午安
wǔ ān
Pinyin

Definition

午安
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wǔ ān
  1. Good afternoon!
  2. Hello (daytime greeting)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

shàng wǔ
  1. 1 morning
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
xià wǔ
  1. 1 afternoon
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
  3. 3 p.m.
zhōng wǔ
  1. 1 noon
  2. 2 midday
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
ān quán
  1. 1 safe
  2. 2 secure
  3. 3 safety
  4. 4 security
ān wèi
  1. 1 to comfort
  2. 2 to console
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
ān jìng
  1. 1 quiet
  2. 2 peaceful
  3. 3 calm
píng ān
  1. 1 safe and sound
  2. 2 well
  3. 3 without mishap
  4. 4 quiet and safe
  5. 5 at peace
zǎo ān
  1. 1 Good morning!
wǎn ān
  1. 1 Good night!
  2. 2 Good evening!
bù ān
  1. 1 unpeaceful
  2. 2 unstable
  3. 3 uneasy
  4. 4 disturbed
  5. 5 restless
  6. 6 worried
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
gōng ān
  1. 1 (Ministry of) Public Security
  2. 2 public safety
  3. 3 public security
gōng ān jú
  1. 1 public security bureau (government office similar in function to a police station)
Gōng ān bù
  1. 1 Ministry of Public Security
wǔ xiū
  1. 1 noon break
  2. 2 lunch break
  3. 3 lunchtime nap
wǔ yè
  1. 1 midnight
wǔ ān
  1. 1 Good afternoon!
  2. 2 Hello (daytime greeting)
wǔ hòu
  1. 1 afternoon
wǔ shuì
  1. 1 to take a nap
  2. 2 siesta
wǔ jiào
  1. 1 siesta
  2. 2 afternoon nap

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)
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)
安闲随意
ān xián suí yì
  1. 1 leisurely and free (idiom); carefree and at ease

Sample Sentences

那就得看细节了,主动型的,如果对你有好感,那一定是“你在干嘛呀”轰炸;“早安、午安、晚安”各种请安,要不然如果是闷骚型的,就看他是不是总能秒回你的信息。
nā jiù děi kàn xìjié le ,zhǔdòng xíng de ,rúguǒ duì nǐ yǒu hǎogǎn ,nà yīdìng shì “nǐ zài gànmá ya ”hōngzhà ;“zǎoān 、wǔān 、wǎn ān ”gèzhǒng qǐng ān ,yàoburán rúguǒ shì mēnsāo xíng de ,jiù kàn tā shì bùshì zǒng néng miǎo huí nǐ de xìnxī 。
Then that depends on the details. More pro-active types, if they're interested in you, will definitely bombard you with "What are you up to?"; and the three goods, "good morning, good afternoon and good evening", otherwise, if they're "still waters run deep" type, then you should see if he replies to your messages within seconds.