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搬

HSK 3Character · Verb

move; relocate; copy

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Meanings

3 senses · 15 examples
1.

verb

to move (heavy/large objects)

Typically used for heavy, bulky items that require effort to move.

Wǒ我
men们
gù雇
le了
gōng工
rén人
lái来
bān搬
zhuān砖
 。

We hired workers to move the bricks.

Qǐng请
bāng帮
wǒ我
bǎ把
zhè这
ge个
dà大
shā沙
fā发
bān搬
dào到
kè客
tīng厅
lǐ里
 。

Please help me move this big sofa into the living room.

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Tā他
bǎ把
bǎo保
xiǎn险
guì柜
bān搬
dào到
le了
èr二
lóu楼
de的
cún储
wù物
jiān间
 。

He moved the safe to the storage room on the second floor.

Bān搬
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
bāng帮
wǒ我
men们
bān搬
wán完
le了
suǒ所
yǒu有
jiā家
jù具
 。

The moving company helped us move all the furniture.

Zhè这
xiē些
xiāng箱
zi子
tài太
zhòng重
le了
 ,
wǒ我
yī一
gè个
rén人
bān搬
bù不
dòng动
 。

These boxes are too heavy, I can't move them alone.

2.

verb

to move; to relocate; to move house

Used for moving one's home, workplace, or place of residence.

Tā他
men们
jiā家
shàng上
gè个
yuè月
gāng刚
bān搬
le了
jiā家
 。

Their family just moved house last month.

Xué学
xiào校
dǎ打
suàn算
bān搬
dào到
jiāo郊
qū区
qù去
 。

The school plans to relocate to the suburbs.

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Wèi为
le了
lí离
gōng公
sī司
gèng更
jìn近
 ,
tā他
bān搬
dào到
le了
shì市
zhōng中
xīn心
 。

He moved to the city center to be closer to his company.

Zhè这
jiā家
shū书
diàn店
sān三
nián年
qián前
cóng从
xiàng巷
zǐ子
lǐ里
bān搬
dào到
le了
zhǔ主
jiē街
shàng上
 。

This bookstore moved from the alley to the main street three years ago.

Tā他
yīn因
wèi为
gōng工
zuò作
diào调
dòng动
bān搬
dào到
le了
lìng另
yí一
gè个
chéng城
shì市
 。

He moved to another city due to a job transfer.

3.

verb

to copy; to plagiarize; to apply mechanically

Often used with negative connotations to criticize mindless copying without adaptation.

Xiě写
zuò作
wén文
bù不
néng能
shēng生
bān搬
yìng硬
tào套
bié别
rén人
de的
jù句
zi子
 。

You can't copy other people's sentences mechanically when writing an essay.

Xué学
xí习
wài外
guó国
jīng经
yàn验
bù不
néng能
zhào照
bān搬
zhào照
chāo抄
 ,
yào要
jié结
hé合
běn本
guó国
shí实
jì际
 。

You can't just copy foreign experiences blindly; you need to adapt them to local conditions.

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Tā他
bān搬
yòng用
le了
qián前
bèi辈
de的
lǐ理
lùn论
què却
méi没
yǒu有
zuò做
rèn任
hé何
xiū修
gǎi改
 。

He copied his predecessor's theory without making any revisions.

Zhè这
piān篇
lùn论
wén文
bèi被
zhǐ指
zé责
shēng生
bān搬
yìng硬
tào套
xué学
shù术
kuàng框
jià架
 。

This paper was criticized for mechanically applying academic frameworks.

Lǎo老
shī师
tí提
xǐng醒
wǒ我
men们
bù不
yào要
zhào照
bān搬
zhào照
chāo抄
cān参
kǎo考
dá答
àn案
 。

The teacher reminded us not to copy the reference answers word for word.