---
title: "Wanan Meaning: 晚安 (wǎn’ān) Means “good night”"
description: "晚安 (wǎn’ān) means “good night”. Hear its tones, see what 晚 and 安 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wanan"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

[What does it mean in Chinese?](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning)

# What does 晚安 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

晚安 wǎn’ān

## good night

## Its characters

1. 晚 wǎn evening
2. 安 ān safe

## In a sentence

妈妈，晚安，明天见！ Good night, Mom, see you tomorrow!

睡觉的时候，说“**晚安**”。

From [爸爸的晚安 · How to say good morning and good night in Chinese](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-to-say-good-morning-and-good-night-in-chinese#library-word-51-53)

[More about 晚安](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%99%9A%E5%AE%89)

## More words with 晚 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)
- [傍晚 bàngwǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bangwan)

## Keep 晚安 for Review

A free account keeps it, and Review brings it back just before you’d forget it.

## Look up another word

## See any word in its sentence

Get a card like this for every word on any page or YouTube subtitle.

[Add to Chrome](https://mandarinthewild.com/go/chrome?from=%2Fmeaning%2Fwanan) [Read in the Library](https://mandarinthewild.com/library)

[All 214 Chinese radicals](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-radicals)

[How it compares with Pleco](https://mandarinthewild.com/compare/pleco)