平安

píng'ān

adjective HSK 2 #3,981

Meanings

HSK 1

他平安到家了。

Tā píng'ān dào jiā le.

He arrived home safe and sound.

HSK 2

平安夜。

Píng'ānyè.

Christmas Eve (lit. 'peaceful night').

HSK 3

祝你一路平安！

Zhù nǐ yílù-píng'ān!

Wish you a safe journey!

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