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不安

bù ān

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word

不安 (bù ān) means "unpeaceful". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 不安 means

1. unpeaceful
2. unstable
3. uneasy
4. disturbed
5. restless
6. worried

The characters in 不安

• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 安ān(bound form) calm; peaceful; to calm; to set at ease; safe; secure; in good health

Example sentences

• 这不安全。
  This is not safe.

Words starting with 不安

• 不安分bù ān fenrestless; unsettled
• 不安好心bù ān hǎo xīnto have bad intentions
• 不安其室bù ān qí shì(idiom) (of a married woman) to be unfaithful; to have extramarital affairs

Words containing 不安

• 忐忑不安tǎn tè bù ān(idiom) anxious; in turmoil
• 坐立不安zuò lì bù ānlit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom); restless; fidgety
• 惴惴不安zhuì zhuì bù ānto be on tenterhooks (idiom); to be anxious and frightened
• 局促不安jú cù bù ānill at ease; uncomfortable
• 心神不安xīn shén bù ānto feel ill at ease

Where 不安 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Emotions & Moods (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read bù ān correctly.
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