# 安居乐业

ān jū lè yè

Live securely and enjoy one's work

## Meaning & wording

**Literally:** Settle comfortably and work gladly

**Traditional Chinese:** 安居樂業

**Register:** General · spoken & written

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## When to use it

Describe stable everyday life in a community.

It describes broad conditions, not a guarantee that everyone feels alike.

## The image & its use

A settled home and satisfying work form the two parts of this expression. Together they describe ordinary life becoming stable enough for people to pursue their activities comfortably. It often appears in discussions of a community's wellbeing or a family's hopes for a new place. The emphasis is practical stability rather than luxury. Give concrete details about housing, work, or local support instead of assuming that one favorable description represents every resident's experience.

## Examples

大家希望在这里安居乐业。

### Traditional Chinese

大家希望在這裡安居樂業。

dà jiā xī wàng zài zhè lǐ ān jū lè yè 。

Everyone hopes to live securely and work contentedly here.

便利的设施帮助居民安居乐业。

### Traditional Chinese

便利的設施幫助居民安居樂業。

biàn lì de shè shī bāng zhù jū mín ān jū lè yè 。

Convenient facilities help residents build stable everyday lives.

他们搬到新城后安居乐业。

### Traditional Chinese

他們搬到新城後安居樂業。

tā men bān dào xīn chéng hòu ān jū lè yè 。

After moving to the new town, they settled into a comfortable working life.

安居乐业的生活需要大家共同维护。

### Traditional Chinese

安居樂業的生活需要大家共同維護。

ān jū lè yè de shēng huó xū yào dà jiā gòng tóng wéi hù 。

A stable and contented community takes shared care.

## Sources & reference checks

Original explanations and examples from Chinese Idioms Almanac. Source-checked October 7, 2026.

- [Ministry of Education · 成語典](https://dict.idioms.moe.edu.tw/idiomView.jsp?ID=1127&webMd=1&la=0)

- [CC-CEDICT · forms & pronunciation](https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?page=worddict&wdqb=%E5%AE%89%E5%B1%85%E6%A8%82%E6%A5%AD)

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