Usage note
安慰表示让别人安心或不那么难过。
ān wèi biǎo shì ràng bié rén ān xīn huò bú nà me nán guò。
安慰 means to comfort someone or make them feel better.
Context note
安慰常用于情绪和关心。
ān wèi cháng yòng yú qíng xù hé guān xīn。
It is often used with emotions and care.
5 examples
朋友安慰了我。
péng yǒu ān wèi le wǒ。
My friend comforted me.
请安慰一下他。
qǐng ān wèi yí xià tā。
Please comfort him.
她说了几句安慰的话。
tā shuō le jǐ jù ān wèi de huà。
She said a few comforting words.
老师安慰了伤心的孩子。
lǎo shī ān wèi le shāng xīn de hái zi。
The teacher comforted the sad child.
家人的安慰很重要。
jiā rén de ān wèi hěn zhòng yào。
Family comfort is very important.
5 mini stories
他难过的时候，妈妈总会安慰他。
tā nán guò de shí hòu， mā ma zǒng huì ān wèi tā。
When he is sad, Mom always comforts him.
朋友的话让她很受安慰。
péng yǒu de huà ràng tā hěn shòu ān wèi。
Her friend's words comforted her a lot.
老师安慰了紧张的学生。
lǎo shī ān wèi le jǐn zhāng de xué shēng。
The teacher comforted the nervous student.
她轻声安慰小猫。
tā qīng shēng ān wèi xiǎo māo。
She softly comforted the kitten.
一句安慰的话也很有力量。
yí jù ān wèi de huà yě hěn yǒu lì liàng。
A comforting sentence can be powerful too.
Mini dialogue
朋友哭了
A
你怎么哭了？
Nǐ zěnme kū le?
Why are you crying?
B
我的小猫生病了，我很担心。
Wǒ de xiǎo māo shēngbìng le, wǒ hěn dānxīn.
My kitten is sick, I'm very worried.
A
别难过，我来安慰你。小猫会好起来的。
Bié nánguò, wǒ lái ānwèi nǐ. Xiǎo māo huì hǎo qǐlái de.
Don't be sad, let me comfort you. The kitten will get better.
比赛输了
A
我们比赛输了，我好失望。
Wǒmen bǐsài shū le, wǒ hǎo shīwàng.
We lost the match, I'm so disappointed.
B
没关系，下次努力就好。妈妈常常这样安慰我。
Méiguānxi, xià cì nǔlì jiù hǎo. Māma chángcháng zhèyàng ānwèi wǒ.
It's okay, just try hard next time. Mom often comforts me like this.
Related words and contrasts
similar
鼓励
gǔ lì
encourage
Both are used when someone is sad or worried, but 鼓励 focuses on giving courage to move forward.
related
关心
guān xīn
care for
Showing care often involves comforting someone.