安分

ānfèn

adjective #17,922

Meanings

1 content with one's lot
2 knowing one's place
3 well-behaved

Characters

peaceful; content

one's lot; role; duty

Examples

HSK 1

你就不能安分点吗？

Nǐ jiù bùnéng ānfèn diǎn ma?

Can't you just behave yourself?

HSK 3

他从来都不是个安分的人。

Tā cónglái dōu búshì gè ānfèn de rén.

He has never been someone who stays in his lane.

Tips

usage

Often used negatively - 不安分 means restless/troublemaking. The fuller idiom 安分守己 means to mind one's own business and stay out of trouble.

Stroke Order

安 ān

分 fēn