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安寧

简安宁 · 繁安寧

Mandarin · pinyin ān níng#

peaceful
tranquil
calm
composed
free from worry

Mandarin · pinyin Ān níng#

see 安寧區 Ān níng Qū
see 安寧市 Ān níng Shì

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安: ān · peaceful, tranquil, quiet
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宁: níng · calm, peaceful, serene; healthy

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1–2 · an1 ning2

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on1 ning4

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adj

(of a location, person's emotional state, etc.) peaceful; tranquil; calm; composed; free from worry

name

(～河) Anning (a river in Sichuan, China)
(～市) Anning (a county-level city of Kunming, Yunnan, China)
(～區) Anning (a district of Lanzhou, Gansu, China)

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