安慰 ānwèi — to comfort, to console
ānwèi (first tone, high and level)an1wei4
to comfort, to console
HSK 5· HSK 1–6 (classic)Level 5· 2021 three-band, nine-level proficiency standardverbadjective
Meanings
to comfort, to console
What you do for someone who is already upset, with words rather than help. Fixing the problem is 帮助; sitting with the person while it hurts is 安慰.
verbcomforted, reassured (of a feeling)
adjective
Example sentences
- 她考试没考好，朋友们都来安慰她。她考試沒考好，朋友們都來安慰她。Tā (first tone, high and level) kǎoshì (third tone, dipping) méi (second tone, rising) kǎo (third tone, dipping) hǎo, (third tone, dipping) péngyoumen (second tone, rising) dōu (first tone, high and level) lái (second tone, rising) ānwèi (first tone, high and level) tā. (first tone, high and level)···
She did badly in the exam, and her friends all came to comfort her.
- 看到孩子平安回来，母亲心里很安慰。看到孩子平安回來，母親心裏很安慰。Kàndào (fourth tone, falling) háizi (second tone, rising) píng (second tone, rising) ān (first tone, high and level) huílái, (second tone, rising) mǔqīn (third tone, dipping) xīnlǐ (first tone, high and level) hěn (third tone, dipping) ānwèi. (first tone, high and level)···
Seeing the child come home safely, the mother felt deeply reassured.