bất an
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Definitions
- Adjective:
- Insecure, unsafe: A state of lacking safety, stability, or certainty, often causing worry or fear.
- Anxious, uneasy: A feeling of mental or emotional discomfort, worry, or apprehension about potential problems or dangers.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Tình hình chính trị trong khu vực rất bất an. (The political situation in the region is very insecure.)
- Cô ấy cảm thấy bất an về tương lai của mình. (She feels anxious about her future.)
- Một cảm giác bất an mơ hồ bao trùm lên thị trấn. (A vague feeling of unease hung over the town.)
Advanced Usage
- "Lòng bất an": A feeling of anxiety/unease in one's heart.
- Lòng bất an khiến anh ấy không thể ngủ được. (The anxiety in his heart kept him from sleeping.)
- Used in formal or literary contexts to describe situations, atmospheres, or internal feelings.
Variants and Related Words
- Bất ổn (adj): Unstable, unsettled. Often used for political or social situations. (e.g., - an unstable situation).
- Lo âu (adj): Worried, anxious. Focuses more on the emotional state of worry.
- Bồn chồn (adj): Restless, fidgety. Describes a physical manifestation of anxiety.
Synonyms
- Không an toàn: Not safe, unsafe.
- Lo lắng: Worried, concerned.
- Bứt rứt: Restless, uneasy (often with a sense of guilt or regret).
Related Phrases (Collocations)
- Tâm trạng bất an: An uneasy state of mind.
- Tin tức đó gây ra tâm trạng bất an cho mọi người. (That news caused an uneasy state of mind for everyone.)
- Cảm giác bất an: A feeling of insecurity/unease.
- Cảm giác bất an lan tỏa khắp phòng. (A feeling of unease spread throughout the room.)
Related Idioms
- "Ăn không ngon, ngủ không yên": (To eat without taste, sleep without peace). This idiom describes a state of deep worry and anxiety, similar to the feeling of .
- Quá bất an về khoản nợ, ông ấy ăn không ngon, ngủ không yên. (So anxious about the debt, he could neither eat nor sleep in peace.)
- (ít dùng) Without security; unsafe
- Tình hình bất anAn usafe situation