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ānxīn

安心ānxīnānxīn
at ease
FromLesson 17inHardcore Chinese
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Usages of ānxīn

她tā　说shuō　自己zìjǐ　睡觉shuìjiào　的de　时候shíhou　喜欢xǐhuan　开着kāizhe　空调kōngtiáo，　不bù　是shì　因为yīnwèi　外面wàimiàn　很hěn　热rè，　而是érshì　因为yīnwèi　这样zhèyàng　比较bǐjiào　安心ānxīn。tā shuō zìjǐ shuìjiào de shíhou xǐhuan kāizhe kōngtiáo, bù shì yīnwèi wàimiàn hěn rè, érshì yīnwèi zhèyàng bǐjiào ānxīn.
She says that when she sleeps she likes to leave the air conditioner on not because it’s hot outside, but because that way she feels more at ease.
冬天dōngtiān　的de　时候shíhou，　父母fùmǔ　开kāi　着zhe　暖气nuǎnqì　在zài　家jiā　看kàn　电视diànshì，　知道zhīdào　孩子háizi　安静ānjìng　地de　在zài　房间fángjiān　里lǐ　学习xuéxí，　也yě　觉得juéde　很hěn　安心ānxīn。dōngtiān de shíhou, fùmǔ kāi zhe nuǎnqì zài jiā kàn diànshì, zhīdào háizi ānjìng de zài fángjiān lǐ xuéxí, yě juéde hěn ānxīn.
In winter, the parents have the heating on and watch TV at home; knowing the children are quietly studying in their rooms, they also feel very at ease.
比起bǐqǐ　别人biérén　从来cónglái　不bù　看kàn　说明shuōmíng，　他tā　觉得juéde　自己zìjǐ　更gèng　安心ānxīn。bǐqǐ biérén cónglái bù kàn shuōmíng, tā juéde zìjǐ gèng ānxīn.
Compared with people who never read the instructions, he feels more at ease.

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