Chinese word

移动

Pronunciation

Pinyinyí dòng

Meaning

  • verbmove

Example

请把箱子移动一下。qǐng bǎ xiāng zi yí dòng yí xià

Please move the box a little.

Illustration for 移动 (move)

More examples

他的注意力已经移动到别的地方。tā de zhù yì lì yǐ jīng yí dòng dào bié de dì fāng

His attention has already shifted to somewhere else.

Core concept

Something leaves its current place or condition and enters another.

Common phrases

  • 移动行李yí dòng xíng lǐ

    move luggage

  • 移动文件yí dòng wén jiàn

    move files

  • 移动视线yí dòng shì xiàn

    move one's gaze

Similar words

搬bān: Transport furniture or other belongings to a different place.
推tuī: Push an object forward or to the side with your hands.
拉lā: Pull an object toward yourself or to a different place with your hands.
挪nuó: Move something slightly so that it takes a nearby position.

Definition in Chinese

使位置或状态发生转移，可指物体、人或抽象事物的位移。shǐ wèi zhì huò zhuàng tài fā shēng zhuǎn yí kě zhǐ wù tǐ rén huò chōu xiàng shì wù de wèi yí

Word origin

移动 (yídòng, "move") is formed from 移 (yí, "shift") + 动 (dòng, "move"), combining transfer with motion to express a change of place or state.

Usage tips

  • The common pattern of placing a brief softener after this verb makes practical requests sound less abrupt, an important feature of conversational Chinese.

Other meanings

  • shiftverb
  • relocateverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 移动设备yí dòng shè bèimobile devicenoun
  • 移动应用yí dòng yìng yòngmobile appnoun

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