Definition
安慰 (ān wèi) means 'to comfort, to console' and is used for everyday emotional support. It contrasts with 安抚 (ān fǔ), which is more formal and implies placating or pacifying, and 慰问 (wèi wèn), which is used in official contexts to express sympathy and comfort to those in difficulty.
verb
to comfortto console
adjective
comfortingconsoling
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 安慰，。Wǒ ān wèi le tā jǐ jù, tā jiù bù kū le.I comforted her with a few words, and she stopped crying.
- 安慰。Tā gěi le wǒ hěn duō ān wèi de huà.He gave me a lot of comforting words.
- 安慰。Tā ān wèi le zhèng zài kū de mèimei.She comforted her crying younger sister.
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