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title: "Buan Meaning: 不安 (bù’ān) Means “uneasy”"
description: "不安 (bù’ān) means “uneasy; anxious; disturbed”. Hear its tones, see what 不 and 安 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buan"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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# What does 不安 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

不安 bù’ān

## uneasy; anxious; disturbed

## It can also mean

- unstable; unsettled

## Its characters

1. 不 bù not
2. 安 ān safe

## In a sentence

等结果的时候，我心里很不安。 I felt very uneasy while waiting for the results.

[More about 不安](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%B8%8D%E5%AE%89)

## More words with 不 or 安

- [安定 āndìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/anding)
- [安静 ānjìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/anjing)
- [安排 ānpái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/anpai)
- [安全 ānquán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/anquan)
- [安慰 ānwèi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/anwei)
- [安稳 ānwěn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/anwen)
- [安心 ānxīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/anxin)
- [安置 ānzhì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/anzhi)
- [安装 ānzhuāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/anzhuang)
- [保安 bǎo’ān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baoan)

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