Chinese word

挪

Pronunciation

Pinyinnuó

Meaning

  • verbmove

Example

请把窗帘挪一下，让阳光进来。qǐng bǎ chuāng lián nuó yí xià ràng yáng guāng jìn lái

Please move the curtain a little to let in the sunlight.

Illustration for 挪 (move)

More examples

他建议把会议挪到下周一，方便大家参加。tā jiàn yì bǎ huì yì nuó dào xià zhōu yī fāng biàn dà jiā cān jiā

He suggested moving the meeting to next Monday so everyone could attend.

Core concept

Make a small, deliberate change in an object's position without focusing on carrying it away.

Common phrases

  • 把会议挪到明天bǎ huì yì nuó dào míng tiān

    reschedule the meeting for tomorrow

  • 把时间挪一下bǎ shí jiān nuó yí xià

    shift the time a little

  • 把时间挪到下周bǎ shí jiān nuó dào xià zhōu

    shift the time to next week

Similar words

移动yí dòng: Cause a person or object to change position or location.
搬动bān dòng: Carry or handle furniture and belongings to move them to another place.
推tuī: Make an object move forward by using pressure from the hands or body.
拖tuō: Pull an object along a surface so that it moves from one place to another.

Definition in Chinese

用手将东西从一个位置移动到另一个位置，常指小范围或稍微的位移。yòng shǒu jiāng dōng xī cóng yí gè wèi zhì yí dòng dào lìng yí gè wèi zhì cháng zhǐ xiǎo fàn wéi huò shāo wēi de wèi yí

Word origin

The character 挪 (nuó, "shift") combines the hand radical 扌 (shǒu, "hand") for its meaning with 那 (nà, "that") as a sound element.

Usage tips

  • This verb is useful in everyday requests for a little extra space, such as adjusting a seat, curtain, or piece of furniture.

Other meanings

  • move asideverb
  • relocateverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 挪动nuó dòngmoveverb

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