Chinese word

搬迁

Pronunciation

Pinyinbān qiān

Meaning

  • verbmove

Example

我下个月要搬迁到更大的房子。wǒ xià gè yuè yào bān qiān dào gèng dà de fáng zi

I am moving to a bigger house next month.

Illustration for 搬迁 (move)

More examples

那栋老楼拆迁后，居民被安排搬迁到附近的新居。nà dòng lǎo lóu chāi qiān hòu jū mín bèi ān pái bān qiān dào fù jìn de xīn jū

After the old building was demolished, the residents were relocated to new homes nearby.

Core concept

A person, household, workplace, or set of belongings shifts from its current location to a new one.

Common phrases

  • 企业搬迁qǐ yè bān qiān

    business relocation

  • 房屋搬迁fáng wū bān qiān

    home relocation

Similar words

搬家bān jiā: Moving a household's furniture and belongings to a new home.
搬bān: Carrying or moving an object from one place to another.
迁移qiān yí: Relocating people, objects, or a registered address to another place.
迁居qiān jū: Changing one's home and moving to live in another place.

Definition in Chinese

把人或物从一个地方搬到另一个地方，通常指更换居住或工作地点。bǎ rén huò wù cóng yí gè dì fāng bān dào lìng yí gè dì fāng tōng cháng zhǐ gēng huàn jū zhù huò gōng zuò dì diǎn

Word origin

搬 (bān, "to move or carry") + 迁 (qiān, "to move or change residence") combines carrying something away with changing its place, giving the sense of moving people or things to a new location.

Usage tips

  • In notices about housing, businesses, or public facilities, this verb often sounds official, while casual conversation usually uses simpler everyday wording.

Other meanings

  • relocateverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 搬迁计划bān qiān jì huàrelocation plannoun
  • 搬迁服务bān qiān fú wùrelocation servicesnoun

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