安顿

安頓

āndùn

verb #8,237

Meanings

To settle (安) and arrange (顿) — to get someone or something properly situated.

我们先把行李安顿好。

Wǒmen xiān bǎ xíngli āndùn hǎo.

Let's get the luggage settled first.

他把家人安顿在酒店里。

Tā bǎ jiārén āndùn zài jiǔdiàn lǐ.

He settled his family in a hotel.

等孩子安顿下来，我再去上班。

Děng háizi āndùn xiàlái, wǒ zài qù shàngbān.

I'll go to work after the kids are settled.

grammar

安顿 is often used with 好 (āndùn hǎo, settled properly) or 下来 (āndùn xiàlái, settled down). It frequently appears in the 把 construction: 把...安顿好.

安 ān

顿 dùn