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平安

píng ān

HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word

平安 (píng ān) means "safe and sound; well; without mishap". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 平安 means

1. safe and sound
2. well
3. without mishap
4. quiet and safe
5. at peace

Other readings

平安 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Píng ānsee {平安区|Píng ān Qū}

The characters in 平安

• 平píngflat; level; smooth; to make even; to level; equal; on the same level
• 安ān(bound form) calm; peaceful; to calm; to set at ease; safe; secure; in good health

Example sentences

• 一路平安！
  Yīlùpíng'ān!
  I wish you a good trip!
• 愿你平安！
  Peace be upon you!
• 愿你们平安！
  And upon you be peace!
• 祝你一路平安。
  Zhù nǐ yīlùpíng'ān.
  Bon voyage!
• 他们昨天平安抵达这里。
  Tāmen zuótiān píng'ān dǐdá zhèlǐ.
  They arrived here safely yesterday.
• 儿子平安无事回家时,她高兴极了.
  érzi píng'ānwúshì huíjiā shí, tā gāoxìng jíle.
  She was very pleased when her son returned home safe and sound.

Words starting with 平安

• 平安无事píng ān wú shìsafe and sound (idiom)
• 平安区Píng ān QūPing'an, a district of Haidong City 海东市
• 平安道Píng ān dàoP'yong'ando Province of Joseon Korea, now divided into South Pyong'an Province 平安南道
• 平安里Píng ān lǐPing'an Li (street name in Beijing)
• 平安时代Píng ān shí dàiHeian period (794-1185), period of Japanese history
• 平安南道Píng ān nán dàoSouth P'yong'an Province in west of North Korea
• 平安北道Píng ān běi dàoNorth P'yong'an Province in west of North Korea, adjacent to Liaoning
• 平安夜Píng ān YèSilent Night (Christmas carol); Christmas Eve
• 平安神宫Píng ān Shén gōngHeian Jingū or Heian Shrine, in Kyōto, Japan

Words containing 平安

• 一路平安yī lù píng ānto have a pleasant journey; Bon voyage!
• 出入平安chū rù píng ānlit. peace when you come or go; peace wherever you go
• 岁岁平安suì suì píng ānMay you have peace year after year (New Year's greeting)
• 鱼生火，肉生痰，青菜豆腐保平安yú shēng huǒ , ròu shēng tán , qīng cài dòu fu bǎo píng ānfish brings heat, meat brings phlegm, vegetables and tofu keep you healthy

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read píng ān correctly.
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