不安
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
不安 (bù'ān) · uneasy
不安 (bù'ān) means “uneasy; worried”. It is written with 2 characters: 不 (not) + 安 (safe). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 不安 is built
The characters
不 bù · not
What 不 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A bird flying toward the sky 一 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
安 ān · safe
What 安 is made of
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 女nǚ — woman
Origin hint: A woman 女 safe in a house 宀 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
考试前我心里很不安。Kǎoshì qián wǒ xīnli hěn bù'ān.I feel uneasy before exams.
他为什么这么不安？Tā wèi shénme zhème bù'ān?Why is he so uneasy?
Questions about 不安
What does 不安 mean?
不安 (bù'ān) means “uneasy; worried”.
How do you pronounce 不安?
不安 is pronounced bù'ān.
Which HSK level is 不安?
不安 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 不大bùdànot very
- 不对bùduìwrong
- 不客气bùkèqiyou are welcome
- 不用bùyòngno need
- 对不起duìbuqǐsorry
- 是不是shìbushìis it or not
- 不错bùcuònot bad
- 不但bùdànnot only (... but also ...)
- 不够bùgòunot enough
- 不过bùguòbut
Learn 不安 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 61: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.