Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
移
yí
Description
"移"的意思是把东西从一个地方换到另一个地方。
The meaning of "移" is to move something from one place to another.
我们常常说"移动"或者"搬移"，也可以说时间慢慢地"移"过去了。
We often say "移动" or "搬移", and we can also say time slowly "移"s away.
Meanings
移yí
to move; to shift something's position
请把桌子移到窗户边。
Please move the table next to the window.
移yí
to change or transfer over time
时间一点一点地移过去了。
Time passed little by little.
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Notes
- Etymology
移 combines 禾 (grain) with 多, originally referring to transplanting rice seedlings.
- Nuance
移 stresses shifting position; 搬 usually means carrying larger objects.
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