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安定

ān dìng · an ding/Ān dìng · an ding

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

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ān dìng 安定

  1. stable; calm; settled
  2. to stabilize
  3. Valium; diazepam

Ān dìng 安定

  1. Anting township in Tainan county 台南縣 / 台南县 (Tái nán xiàn), Taiwan
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Settled in Beijing

  1. Dengdeng

    里昂(lǐáng)，你(nǐ)来(lái)北京(běijīng)一年了(yīniánle)，安定(āndìng)下来了(xiàlaile)吗(ma)？

    Leon, you've been in Beijing a year. Have you settled down?

  2. Leon

    安定(āndìng)下来了(xiàlaile)，有(yǒu)房子(fángzi)，也(yě)有(yǒu)朋友(péngyou)。

    Yes, settled. I have a flat and friends.

  3. Liangliang

    工作(gōngzuò)也(yě)稳定(wěndìng)吗(ma)？

    Is work stable too?

  4. Leon

    工作(gōngzuò)也(yě)稳定(wěndìng)了(le)，就是(jiùshì)汉语(hànyǔ)还(hái)要(yào)学(xué)。

    Work is stable too. It is just that I still have to study Chinese.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)就(jiù)好(hǎo)，你的(nǐde)汉语(hànyǔ)越来越(yuèláiyuè)好(hǎo)了(le)。

    That's good. Your Chinese is getting better and better.

  6. Leon

    谢谢(xièxie)！我(wǒ)连(lián)“安定(āndìng)”这个(zhège)词(cí)都(dōu)会(huì)说了(shuōle)！

    Thanks! I can even say the word “安定” now!

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2 examples
01

他(tā)们(men)在(zài)乡(xiāng)村(cūn)安(ān)定(dìng)了(le)下(xià)来(lái)。

They settled in the country.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

吃(chī)了(le)药(yào)以(yǐ)后(hòu)，他(tā)的(de)情(qíng)绪(xù)慢(màn)慢(màn)安(ān)定(dìng)了(le)。

After taking the medicine, his mood gradually calmed down.

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