安抚

安撫

ānfǔ

verb HSK 7-9 #10,078

Meanings

1 to placate
2 to pacify
3 to appease
4 to soothe

Characters

to stroke; to comfort

Examples

HSK 6

政府采取措施安抚民众。

Zhèngfǔ cǎiqǔ cuòshī ānfǔ mínzhòng.

The government took measures to pacify the public.

HSK 7-9

妈妈安抚哭泣的孩子。

Māma ānfǔ kūqì de háizi.

The mother soothed the crying child.

Tips

usage

安抚 can be used for calming people emotionally (soothing a child) or politically (pacifying citizens).

Stroke Order

安 ān

抚 fǔ