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

HSK 3

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.

HSK 7-9

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 (to settle down and build a life), which means to find both a home and a purpose.

Stroke Order

安 ān

身 shēn