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安闲自在

ān xián zì zaidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
leisurely and free (idiom) / carefree and at ease
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-1fdd413d94a3a3c6. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

安閑自在 安闲自在 [an1 xian2 zi4 zai5] /leisurely and free (idiom); carefree and at ease/

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Other forms in these source records: 安閑自在

  • 安
    ān

    (bound form) calm / peaceful / to calm / to set at ease / safe / secure / in good health / content / satisfied (as in 安於|安于[ān yú]) / to place (sb) in a suitable position (job) / to install / to fix / to fit / to bring (a charge against sb) / to harbor (certain intentions) / ampere (abbr. for 安培[ān péi])

    Ān

    surname An

  • 闲
    xián

    enclosure / (variant of 閒|闲[xián]) idle / unoccupied / leisure / idle

  • 自
    zì

    (bound form) self / oneself / from / since / naturally / as a matter of course

  • 在
    zài

    to exist / to be alive / (of sb or sth) to be (located) at / (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.