安土重遷 ān tǔ zhòng qiān

attached to home; unwilling to move away

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to be attached to one's native land and unwilling to leave it
  2. 2. to hate to leave a place where one has lived long

Characters

Character Meaning
安 ān HSK 3
safe; secure; safety
土 tǔ HSK 5
earth; clay; local
重 zhòng HSK 3
heavy; to attach importance to; serious
遷 qiān
to move; to change (a position or location etc); to shift