relocate; move
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesverb
to relocate; to move (to another location)
formalUsed for moving people, organizations, households, or facilities. Often a planned, official, or large-scale move.
Yóu由
yú于
chéng城
shì市
gǎi改
zào造
，
xǔ许
duō多
lǎo老
zhù住
hù户
xū需
yào要
qiān迁
yí移
dào到
xīn新
shè社
qū区
。
Due to urban renewal, many long-term residents need to relocate to new communities.
Gōng公
sī司
zǒng总
bù部
jiāng将
cóng从
Shàng上
hǎi海
qiān迁
yí移
zhì至
Shēn深
zhèn圳
。
The company headquarters will relocate from Shanghai to Shenzhen.
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Tā他
gāng刚
gāng刚
bàn办
hǎo好
le了
hù户
kǒu口
qiān迁
yí移
shǒu手
xù续
。
He just completed the procedures for moving his household registration.
Wèi为
bǎo保
hù护
shēng生
tài态
，
shuǐ水
kù库
qū区
de的
jū居
mín民
bèi被
zhěng整
tǐ体
qiān迁
yí移
。
To protect the ecology, residents in the reservoir area were relocated as a whole.
Niǎo鸟
lèi类
huì会
suí随
zhe着
jì季
jié节
de的
biàn变
huà化
ér而
qiān迁
yí移
。
Birds migrate as the seasons change.
verb
(figuratively) to pass; to shift; to elapse (of time)
literaryUsed metaphorically to describe the passage of time or the change of circumstances. Often found in written Chinese.
Suí随
zhe着
shí时
jiān间
de的
qiān迁
yí移
，
xǔ许
duō多
tòng痛
kǔ苦
de的
jì记
yì忆
yǐ已
jīng经
mó模
hu糊
。
As time passes, many painful memories have faded.
Shè社
huì会
de的
guān关
zhù注
diǎn点
suí随
zhe着
yú舆
lùn论
de的
qiān迁
yí移
ér而
bù不
duàn断
biàn变
huà化
。
The focus of society constantly shifts with the movement of public opinion.