Definition
安分 describes a person who is content with their current situation and does not try to overstep their social role or cause trouble. It carries a Confucian value of accepting one's place in society and living peacefully. You can use it as an adjective (很安分) or adverbially (安分地).
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content with one's lotknowing one's place (and not overstepping one's role)
Examples
- 安分，。Tā zhège rén hěn ān fèn, cónglái bù rě máfan.He is a person who knows his place, never causing trouble.
- 安分，。Tā ān fèn de guòzhe jiǎndān de shēnghuó, cóng bú xiànmù biérén.She lives a simple life contentedly, never envying others.
- 安分，。Fùmǔ xīwàng háizi néng ān fèn, búyào zuò chāochū zìjǐ nénglì de shì.Parents hope their children will know their place and not do things beyond their ability.
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