平安

píngān
adjective HSK 2 #3,981

Meanings

  1. 1 safe and sound
  2. 2 peaceful

Examples

Zhù nǐ yí lù píngān!
Wish you a safe journey!
Tā píngān dào jiā le.
He arrived home safe and sound.
Píngān yè.
Christmas Eve (lit. 'peaceful night').

Tips

culture
Christmas Eve is called 平安 (Píngān Yè, 'Peaceful Night') in Chinese. Young Chinese people celebrate by giving apples, because 苹果 (apple) sounds like (peace).
culture
一路平安 (yí lù píngān) is the standard farewell blessing in Chinese, wishing someone a safe journey.

Stroke Order

píng
ān