ān​fǔ HSK7

soothe

安抚 (安撫) ān​fǔ
soothe verb
to comfort and calm an individual who is distressed, angry, or in pain

The mother gently soothed the crying baby in her arms.

pacify verb
to appease a group of people or settle a restless situation by satisfying certain demands

To appease the emotions of the disaster victims, the government distributed emergency relief funds.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
3.70 per million appears in 2% of films
Written text
4.94 per million

Details

HSK 3.0
Level 7

Sources

Definitions
CC-CEDICT