安全 meaning in English

ānquán

safe; secure; safety; security

HSK 2adjectivenoun12 strokes

Meaning of 安全

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

ānquán

safe; secure
safety; security

How to use 安全

安全 works as an adjective meaning safe and as a noun meaning safety or security. It often appears in set phrases like 注意安全 (zhùyì ānquán, be careful) and 安全带 (ānquándài, seatbelt). Example: 这里很安全。(Zhèlǐ hěn ānquán.) It is very safe here.

安 (ān) shows a woman 女 under a roof 宀, a picture of peace at home, and 全 (quán) means complete or whole. When everything is whole and calm under your roof, you are 安全, safe.

Common mistake: Learners often confuse 全 (quán) with 金 (jīn, gold), which has two extra dots at the bottom. Also keep the tones straight: first tone ān, then rising second tone quán.

安全 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

希xī望wàng你nǐ待dài在zài安ān全quán的de地dì方fāng。

I hope you're in a safe place.

做zuò那nà个ge可kě能néng不bù安ān全quán。

It probably won't be safe to do that.

我wǒ很hěn担dān心xīn我wǒ儿ér子zi的de安ān全quán。

I'm very anxious about my son's safety.

你nǐ应yīng该gāi把bǎ安ān全quán放fàng在zài其qí他tā一yī切qiè之zhī上shàng。

You should put safety before everything else.

这zhè么me说shuō是shì安ān全quán的de。

It's safe to say so.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

安 ān · calm · 6 strokes

全 quán · all · 6 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 安全.

完全	wánquán	complete; whole; totally; entirely
晚安	wǎn'ān	Good night!; Good evening!
全部	quánbù	whole; all
安静	ānjìng	quiet; peaceful
全国	quánguó	whole nation; nationwide
全身	quánshēn	the whole body; (typography) em
平安	píng'ān	safe and sound; well
全体	quántǐ	all; entire
全家	quánjiā	whole family
一路平安	yīlù-píng'ān	to have a pleasant journey; Bon voyage!
全年	quánnián	the whole year; all year long
安排	ānpái	to arrange; to plan

Questions about 安全

What does 安全 mean?

安全 (ānquán) means "safe; secure; safety; security" and is used as a adjective and noun.

How do you write 安全?

安全 is made of 2 characters: 安 (6 strokes), 全 (6 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.

Is 安全 an HSK word?

Yes. 安全 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How do I say 'be safe' or 'take care' to someone in Chinese?

Say 注意安全 (zhùyì ānquán), literally 'pay attention to safety.' Parents and friends say it often before someone travels or goes out at night. 路上小心 (lùshang xiǎoxīn, be careful on the way) is another common choice.

What is the difference between 安全 and 安静?

Both start with 安 (ān), but 安全 means safe or secure, while 安静 (ānjìng) means quiet or peaceful. A library is 安静, and a locked house is 安全.