Chinese word

移

Pronunciation

Pinyinyí

Meaning

  • verbmove

Example

请把花盆移到窗台上。qǐng bǎ huā pén yí dào chuāng tái shàng

Please move the flowerpot to the windowsill.

Illustration for 移 (move)

More examples

请把箱子移走，谢谢。qǐng bǎ xiāng zi yí zǒu xiè xiè

Please move the box away, thank you.

Core concept

A person or thing is transferred to a new place, position, role, or state.

Common phrases

  • 移动yí dòng

    move

  • 移开yí kāi

    move aside

  • 移走yí zǒu

    move away

Similar words

搬bān: Moving a large or heavy object by carrying it to another place.
移动yí dòng: Changing the position or location of a person or thing through movement.
转移zhuǎn yí: Redirecting attention, responsibility, or an object toward another target or place.
挪nuó: Shifting something a short distance to a nearby position.

Definition in Chinese

改变事物或人的位置、归属或状态，使其从一处移动到另一处，既可指具体搬动，也可指转移或迁移。gǎi biàn shì wù huò rén de wèi zhì guī shǔ huò zhuàng tài shǐ qí cóng yí chù yí dòng dào lìng yí chù jì kě zhǐ jù tǐ bān dòng yě kě zhǐ zhuǎn yí huò qiān yí

Word origin

移 (yí, "move") is a phono-semantic character built from 禾 (hé, "grain plant") + 多 (duō, "many"), with 禾 providing a plant-related meaning cue and 多 providing the pronunciation.

Usage tips

  • The same verb works for a small adjustment and a full relocation, so the distance matters less than the change from one assigned place to another.

Other meanings

  • relocateverb

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