安 ān (bound form) calm / peaceful / to calm / to set at ease / safe / secure / in good health / content / satisfied (as in 安於|安于[an1yu2]) / to place (sb) in a suitable position (job) / to install / to fix / to fit / to bring (a charge against sb) / to harbor (certain intentions) / ampere (abbr. for 安培[an1pei2]) syn 放心 fàng xīn to feel relieved / to feel reassured / to be at ease syn 好受 hǎo shòu feeling better / to be more at ease syn 自在 zì zai comfortable / at ease syn 安心 ān xīn at ease / to feel relieved / to set one's mind at rest / to keep one's mind on sth syn 减轻 減輕 jiǎn qīng to lighten / to ease / to alleviate 潇洒 瀟灑 xiāo sǎ confident and at ease / free and easy syn 拘束 jū shù to restrict / to restrain / constrained / awkward / ill at ease / uncomfortable / reticent syn 缓和 緩和 huǎn hé to ease (tension) / to alleviate / to moderate / to allay / to make more mild syn 稍息 shào xī (military) Stand at ease! 松绑 鬆綁 sōng bǎng to untie / (fig.) to ease restrictions syn 舒缓 舒緩 shū huǎn to ease (tension) / to relax / to cause sth to relax / to alleviate / relaxed / easy and unhurried / leisurely / soothing / mild (slope) syn 舒坦 shū tan comfortable / at ease syn 放宽 放寬 fàng kuān to relax (a rule) / to ease (restrictions) / to extend (a time limit) / to let out (a garment) / to expand / to broaden syn 拘泥 jū nì to be a stickler for formalities / to rigidly adhere to / to cling to / constrained / ill at ease syn 游刃有余 遊刃有餘 yóu rèn yǒu yú handling a butcher's cleaver with ease (idiom) / to do sth skillfully and easily syn 释然 釋然 shì rán relieved / at ease / feel relieved syn 宽心 寬心 kuān xīn relieved / comforted / to relieve anxieties / at ease / relaxed / reassuring / happy syn 定心丸 dìng xīn wán tranquilizer / sth that sets one's mind at ease 洒脱 灑脫 sǎ tuō free and at ease / natural / unconstrained syn 服帖 fú tiē docile / obedient / appropriate / fitting / at ease / comfortable syn 和缓 和緩 hé huǎn mild / gentle / to ease up / to relax syn 好逸恶劳 好逸惡勞 hào yì wù láo to love ease and comfort and hate work (idiom) syn 纳福 納福 nà fú to accept a life of ease / to enjoy a comfortable retirement syn 不自在 bù zì zai uneasy / ill at ease 自若 zì ruò calm / composed / at ease 易用性 yì yòng xìng ease of use / usability 难易 難易 nán yì difficulty / degree of difficulty or ease 趋缓 趨緩 qū huǎn to slow down / to ease up / to abate / slowdown / downturn 胖 pán healthy / at ease syn 心神不宁 心神不寧 xīn shén bù níng to feel ill at ease syn 畅 暢 chàng free / unimpeded / smooth / at ease / free from worry / fluent syn 朗朗上口 lǎng lǎng shàng kǒu to flow right off the tongue (of lyrics or poetry) / to recite with ease / catchy (of a song) syn 纾 紓 shū abundant / ample / at ease / relaxed / to free from / to relieve syn 豫 yù happy / carefree / at one's ease / variant of 預|预[yu4] / old variant of 與|与[yu4] 局促不安 jú cù bù ān ill at ease / uncomfortable syn 享清福 xiǎng qīng fú to live in ease and comfort syn 轻车熟路 輕車熟路 qīng chē shú lù lit. to drive a lightweight chariot on a familiar road (idiom) / fig. to do sth routinely and with ease / a walk in the park syn 疏解 shū jiě to mediate / to mitigate / to ease / to relieve 以逸待劳 以逸待勞 yǐ yì dài láo to wait at one's ease for the exhausted enemy / to nurture one's strength and bide one's time (idiom) 心神不安 xīn shén bù ān to feel ill at ease syn 安闲自在 安閑自在 ān xián zì zai leisurely and free (idiom) / carefree and at ease 安闲自得 安閑自得 ān xián zì dé feeling comfortably at ease (idiom) 应付自如 應付自如 yìng fu zì rú to handle matters with ease (idiom) / to hold one's own 杯酒解怨 bēi jiǔ jiě yuàn a wine cup dissolves complaints (idiom) / a few drinks can ease social interaction 便步走 biàn bù zǒu march at ease / route step 灑脱 灑脫 sǎ tuō free and at ease 悠閒 yōu xián ease / leisurely 安闲舒适 安閑舒適 ān xián shū shì leisurely and free (idiom) / carefree and at ease 安闲随意 安閑隨意 ān xián suí yì leisurely and free (idiom) / carefree and at ease 心安神闲 心安神閑 xīn ān shén xián with one's heart at ease and one's spirit at rest (idiom) 恬愉 tián yú content and at ease 拘挛 拘攣 jū luán cramps / muscular spasm / fig. constrained / ill at ease 排检 排檢 pái jiǎn to arrange for ease of search / to catalogue for retrieval 生于优患，死于安乐 生於優患，死於安樂 shēng yú yōu huàn , sǐ yú ān lè to thrive in calamity and perish in soft living / life springs from sorrow and calamity, death comes from ease and pleasure (idiom) 纾解 紓解 shū jiě to relieve / to ease (pressure) / to alleviate / to remove / to get rid of 苟且偷安 gǒu qiě tōu ān seeking only ease and comfort (idiom) / making no attempt to improve oneself / taking things easily without attending to responsibilities syn 开解 開解 kāi jiě to straighten out / to explain / to ease sb's anxiety 是味儿 是味兒 shì wèi r (of food) to have the right taste / (of people) to feel at ease syn 润肠 潤腸 rùn cháng to ease constipation (TCM) 生于忧患，死于安乐 生於憂患，死於安樂 shēng yú yōu huàn , sǐ yú ān lè to thrive in calamity and perish in soft living (idiom) / life springs from sorrow and calamity, death comes from ease and pleasure 把心放在肚子里 把心放在肚子裡 bǎ xīn fàng zài dù zi lǐ (coll.) to be completely at ease 放慢脚步 放慢腳步 fàng màn jiǎo bù to ease up the pace / to slow things down 放慢速度 fàng màn sù dù to ease up the pace / to slow things down 双减 雙減 shuāng jiǎn (PRC) Double Reduction Policy, announced in 2021, aiming to ease pressure on K-12 students by reducing homework and banning for-profit after-school academic classes 宽绰 寬綽 kuān chuo spacious / relaxed / at ease / comfortably well-off syn 洒脱 灑脫 sǎ tuo free and at ease / natural / unconstrained syn 磨得开 磨得開 mò de kāi to feel unembarrassed / to be at ease / (dialect) to be convinced / to come round 通泰 tōng tài (dialect) clear (i.e. thoroughly understood) / (literary) comfortable / at ease / unburdened 心安 xīn ān at ease / reassured syn 