安居乐业ān jū lè yèto live in peace and work happily (idiom)

1. 1.

   to live in peace and work happily (idiom)idiom

Figurative meaning

To live in peace and work happily.

• 安(bound form) calm; peaceful
• 居(literary) to reside; to live
• 乐happy
• 业occupation

The story

Describing the well-ordered societies of the ancient kings, the Book of Han says that the people each felt settled in their homes and took pleasure in their work, found their food sweet and their clothes fine.

安居乐业 can describe people, a town, or a country, and fits written or formal speech about a stable life.

1. HSK 2

   这里的人们安居乐业。

   Zhèlǐ de rénmen ān jū lè yè.

   The people here live in peace and work happily.

2. HSK 4

   他希望家乡的人都能安居乐业。

   Tā xīwàng jiāxiāng de rén dōu néng ān jū lè yè.

   He hopes everyone in his hometown can live in peace and work happily.

3. HSK 4

   城市安全了，大家才能安居乐业。

   Chéngshì ānquán le, dàjiā cái néng ān jū lè yè.

   Only when the city is safe can everyone live in peace and work happily.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   你的家乡现在怎么样？

   Nǐ de jiāxiāng xiànzài zěnmeyàng?

   How is your hometown these days?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   比以前好多了，大家都安居乐业。

   Bǐ yǐqián hǎo duō le, dàjiā dōu ān jū lè yè.

   Much better than before; everyone lives in peace and works happily.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   那你还想回去吗？

   Nà nǐ hái xiǎng huíqù ma?

   So do you still want to go back?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   想啊，我打算明年回去。

   Xiǎng a, wǒ dǎsuàn míngnián huíqù.

   Yes, I plan to go back next year.

1. 1.What does 安居乐业 mean?

   ATo live in peace and work happilyBCan well be imaginedCTo work as one
2. 2.Which sentence uses 安居乐业 correctly?

   A这里的人们安居乐业。B我安居乐业了一杯茶。C他安居乐业地跑步。
3. 3.Which word fits best? 城市安全了，大家才能____。 (Only when the city is safe can everyone live in peace and work happily.)

   A安居乐业B可想而知C齐心协力

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