Definition

1. Noun:
   • Security, safety, stability: The state of being safe, stable, and free from danger, disorder, or threat, especially regarding a society or nation.
   • Security (as a field or agency): Refers to the concept of maintaining public safety or to the organizations responsible for it.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Mọi người đều mong muốn cuộc sống an ninh. (Everyone desires a life of security.)
  • An ninh tại sân bay rất nghiêm ngặt. (Security at the airport is very strict.)
  • Công việc của anh ấy liên quan đến ngành an ninh. (His job is related to the security sector.)

Advanced Usage

• "an ninh mạng": cybersecurity.
  • An ninh mạng là vấn đề quan trọng trong thời đại số. (Cybersecurity is an important issue in the digital age.)
• "an ninh lương thực": food security.
  • Quốc gia này đang nỗ lực đảm bảo an ninh lương thực. (This country is striving to ensure food security.)
• "an ninh nội bộ": internal security.
  • Công ty tăng cường an ninh nội bộ sau sự cố. (The company strengthened its internal security after the incident.)

Variants and Related Words

• An toàn (adj/noun): Safety (often physical, immediate safety). While related, "an toàn" typically refers to personal safety from accidents or immediate harm, whereas "an ninh" has a broader, more systemic connotation of public order and national stability.
  • Đội mũ bảo hiểm để đảm bảo an toàn. (Wear a helmet to ensure safety.)
• Bảo mật (noun): Secrecy, confidentiality (often for information).
  • Bảo mật thông tin cá nhân là cần thiết. (Personal information confidentiality is necessary.)

Synonyms

• Sự yên ổn: Stability, peacefulness.
• Sự an toàn: Safety, security (in a general sense).
• Trật tự: Order (as in public order).

Related Phrases (Compound Terms)

• An ninh chính trị: Political security.
• An ninh tư tưởng: Ideological security.
• An ninh phi truyền thống: Non-traditional security (e.g., environmental, health security).

Related Idioms

• "An cư lạc nghiệp": (To settle down and enjoy one's work). This idiom shares the character "an" (peace) and relates to the foundational idea of stability leading to prosperity, which is connected to the concept of "an ninh".
  • Chính sách tốt giúp người dân an cư lạc nghiệp. (Good policies help people settle down and thrive in their careers.)

noun

1. Security
   • cơ quan an ninh
     Security service
   • an ninh chung, an ninh công cộng
     public security
   • hội đồng an ninh quốc gia
     national security council
   • an ninh quân đội
     military security
   • xâm hại an ninh quốc gia
     to make an attack on national security
   • phạm một tội xâm hại an ninh quốc gia
     to commit a crime prejudicial to national security