平安

píng'ān

adjective HSK 2 #3,981

Meanings

祝你一路平安！

Zhù nǐ yílù-píng'ān!

Wish you a safe journey!

他平安到家了。

Tā píng'ān dào jiā le.

He arrived home safe and sound.

平安夜。

Píng'ānyè.

Christmas Eve (lit. 'peaceful night').

culture

Christmas Eve is called 平安夜 ('Peaceful Night') in Chinese. Young Chinese people celebrate by giving apples, because 苹果 (apple) sounds like 平 (peace).

culture

一路平安 is the standard farewell blessing in Chinese, wishing someone a safe journey.

平 píng

安 ān