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安息

ān xī · an xi/Ān xī · an xi

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Meaning

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ān xī 安息

  1. to rest; to go to sleep
  2. to rest in peace

Ān xī 安息

  1. Parthia (ancient country in central Asia)
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2 examples
01

愿(yuàn)你(nǐ)的(de)在(zài)天(tiān)之(zhī)灵(líng)安(ān)息(xī)。

May your soul rest in peace.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Jokubas · English by Scott · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

忙(máng)碌(lù)了(le)一(yì)天(tiān)，他(tā)终(zhōng)于(yú)可(kě)以(yǐ)安(ān)息(xī)了(le)。

After a busy day, he could finally rest.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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