Chinese word

迁移

Pronunciation

Pinyinqiān yí

Meaning

  • verbmove

Example

公司决定迁移到新办公室。gōng sī jué dìng qiān yí dào xīn bàn gōng shì

The company decided to move to a new office.

Illustration for 迁移 (move)

More examples

为了保证数据完整性，团队正在把历史记录迁移到云端备份。wèi le bǎo zhèng shù jù wán zhěng xìng tuán duì zhèng zài bǎ lì shǐ jì lù qiān yí dào yún duān bèi fèn

To ensure data integrity, the team is migrating historical records to the cloud for backup.

Core concept

A whole person, thing, or system shifts from one place or condition to another as an organized move.

Common phrases

  • 迁移数据qiān yí shù jù

    migrate data

  • 迁移到云端qiān yí dào yún duān

    migrate to the cloud

  • 迁移到新域名qiān yí dào xīn yù míng

    migrate to a new domain

Similar words

搬迁bān qiān: Relocating a building, company, or organization as a whole from one place to another.
转移zhuǎn yí: Transferring an object, right, duty, or responsibility from one place or person to another.
移动yí dòng: Changing a person's or object's position or location through movement.
迁徙qiān xǐ: Moving long distances as seasons or living conditions change, especially in groups.

Definition in Chinese

把人、物或事物从一个地方或状态整体移动到另一个地方或状态，常用于指较正式或系统性的转移。bǎ rén wù huò shì wù cóng yí gè dì fāng huò zhuàng tài zhéng tǐ yí dòng dào lìng yí gè dì fāng huò zhuàng tài cháng yòng yú zhǐ jiào zhèng shì huò xì tǒng xìng de zhuǎn yí

Word origin

迁移 (qiānyí, "relocation or transfer") combines 迁 (qiān, "move from a place") and 移 (yí, "shift"), reinforcing the idea of a complete change of location or state.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, this word usually suits companies, equipment, data, populations, or systems more than a person's ordinary change of home.

Other meanings

  • migrateverb
  • transferverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 迁移率qiān yí lǜmigration ratenoun

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