(wǎn ān) - good night in Mandarin
wǎnānTraditional: 晚安
Translation
good night
Word origin
A two-character greeting. 晚 (wǎn) 'evening, late' joins 安 (ān) 'peace, safe', literally wishing evening peace, hence good night. 安 itself shows a woman 女 under a roof 宀, suggesting safety.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 晚 (wǎn, 'evening') + 安 (ān, 'peace')
Stroke order
晚
安
Examples
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Good night, see you tomorrow!
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After saying good night to his friends, he went to bed.
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Good night, darling.
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Goodnight, sweet dreams.
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The child said goodnight to mum.
晚安 (wǎn ān) literally means evening peace and is the standard Mandarin equivalent of good night. 晚 means evening or late and 安 means peaceful or safe. It is used as a parting greeting at night when someone is going to bed. Its morning counterpart is 早安 (zǎo ān, good morning - more formal) or 早上好. In digital communication 晚安 is a very common way to end a late-night conversation.
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