安身

ānshēn

verb #28,072

Meanings

1 to settle down
2 to take shelter
3 to find a place to stay
4 to make one's home

Characters

peaceful; safe; to settle

body; oneself; one's person

Examples

她在北京找到了工作，终于安身了。

Tā zài Běijīng zhǎodào le gōngzuò, zhōngyú ānshēn le.

She found work in Beijing and finally settled down.

流浪者在废弃的仓库里安身。

Liúlàngzhě zài fèiqì de cāngkù lǐ ānshēn.

The vagrant took shelter in an abandoned warehouse.

Tips

usage

安身 often appears in the idiom 安身立命 (ānshēn lìmìng) — to settle down and build a life, which means to find both a home and a purpose.

Stroke Order

安 ān

身 shēn