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安抚

ān fǔ · an fu

Traditional 安撫

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to placate
  2. to pacify
  3. to appease
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In a conversation

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Firecrackers

  1. Dengdeng

    外面(wàimiàn)放(fàng)鞭炮(biānpào)，小狗(xiǎogǒu)很(hěn)害怕(hàipà)。

    Outside they are setting off firecrackers. The puppy is scared.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)要(yào)安抚(ānfǔ)一下(yīxià)它(tā)，轻轻(qīngqīng)摸摸(mōmō)它(tā)。

    Comfort it a bit. Stroke it gently.

  3. Dengdeng

    别(bié)怕(pà)，我(wǒ)在(zài)这儿(zhèr)。

    It's OK, I am here.

  4. Liangliang

    你看(nǐkàn)，安抚(ānfǔ)有用(yǒuyòng)，它(tā)不(bù)抖(dǒu)了(le)！

    See, the comforting worked. It stopped shaking!

  5. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)还(hái)在(zài)抖(dǒu)，鞭炮(biānpào)太(tài)响(xiǎng)了(le)！

    But I am still shaking. The firecrackers are too loud!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)在(zài)安(ān)抚(fǔ)他(tā)的(de)母(mǔ)亲(qīn)。

He's consoling his mother.

Tatoeba: Chinese by DaoSeng · English by megamanenm · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

经(jīng)理(lǐ)安(ān)抚(fǔ)了(le)愤(fèn)怒(nù)的(de)客(kè)户(hù)，并(bìng)承(chéng)诺(nuò)尽(jǐn)快(kuài)解(jiě)决(jué)问(wèn)题(tí)。

The manager placated the angry customer and promised to solve the problem as soon as possible.

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