Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Safe and sound, in a state of security and good health: Describes a state of being free from danger, harm, or disturbance, and in good physical and mental condition.
   • Peaceful, tranquil: Describes a state of calmness, serenity, and absence of conflict or agitation.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Sau cơn bão, mọi người trong làng đều bình yên. (After the storm, everyone in the village was safe and sound.)
  • Cô ấy chỉ mong có một cuộc sống bình yên bên gia đình. (She only wishes for a peaceful life with her family.)
  • Anh ấy đã trở về nhà bình yên sau chuyến công tác dài. (He came home safe and sound after the long business trip.)

Advanced Usage

• "sống bình yên": to live in peace and security.
  • Họ chuyển đến vùng quê để sống bình yên. (They moved to the countryside to live in peace.)
• "bình yên vô sự": safe and sound without any incident.
  • Chuyến đi leo núi kết thúc bình yên vô sự. (The mountain climbing trip ended with everyone safe and sound.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bình an (adj): A very close synonym, often used interchangeably, especially in wishes for safety and peace (e.g., - I wish you a safe journey).
• An yên (adj): Emphasizes a state of peace and calmness, often internal.
  • Tâm hồn an yên. (A peaceful soul.)
• Yên bình (adj): Another common word order with the same core meaning of peace and tranquility.
  • Một buổi sáng yên bình. (A peaceful morning.)

Synonyms

• An toàn: Safe, secure (focuses more on physical safety).
• Thanh thản: Serene, tranquil, untroubled (focuses more on mental peace).
• Yên tĩnh: Quiet, calm (focuses on absence of noise or disturbance).

Related Phrases

• Cảm giác bình yên: A feeling of peace.
  • Âm nhạc mang lại cho tôi cảm giác bình yên. (Music gives me a feeling of peace.)
• Tìm thấy sự bình yên: To find peace.
  • Anh ấy đã tìm thấy sự bình yên trong thiền định. (He found peace in meditation.)

Related Idioms

• "Bình yên trong tâm hồn": Peace of mind, inner peace.
  • Dù cuộc sống bên ngoài náo nhiệt, cô ấy vẫn giữ được bình yên trong tâm hồn. (Despite the bustling outside life, she still maintains inner peace.)

adj

1. Safe and sound, in security and good health
   • sống bình yên
     to live in security and good health
   • trở về nhà bình yên
     to come home safe and sound
   • bình yên vô sự
     safe and sound