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安家

Mandarin · pinyin ān jiā

to settle down
to set up a home

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安: ān · peaceful, tranquil, quiet
家: jiā · house, home, residence; family

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1–1 · an1 jia1

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verb

(intransitive, verb-object) to make one's home in a place; to settle (in a place)
(figurative) to get married and set up a home; to settle down
(archaic) to manage a household

noun

(literary) peaceful home

name

(～鄉) Anjia (a township in Yunxi, Shiyan, Hubei, China)

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