安抚 ānfǔ to placate
to placate; to pacify; to appease
How to remember 安抚: 安 peace + 抚 to pat = to placate.
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How it is used
- 'To placate, soothe, appease' - 安抚情绪 (ānfǔ qíngxù) to calm someone's emotions.
- Used when comforting the upset, grieving, or angry: 安抚受灾群众 to reassure disaster victims.
- More active/consoling than 安慰 (ānwèi, to comfort); 安抚 often carries a sense of pacifying to keep things calm.