迁

To move in Chinese: 迁 (qiān)

qiān

to move

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 遷1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to move
  2. 2to shift
  3. 3to change (a position or location etc)
  4. 4to promote

Stroke order

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迁

Zhuyin

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ㄑㄧㄢ

qiān

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄢ/ an—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

迁

Simplified

遷

Traditional

Example sentences

See 迁 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 这家工厂已经迁到别的城市了。

    zhè jiā gōng chǎng yǐ jīng qiān dào bié de chéng shì le。

    This factory has already moved to another city.

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Related words

拆迁

chāi qiān

to demolish a building and relocate the inhabitants

搬迁

bān qiān

to move

变迁

biàn qiān

changes

迁就

qiān jiù

to yield

迁移

qiān yí

to migrate

牵扯

qiān chě

to involve

牵挂

qiān guà

to worry about

牵涉

qiān shè

to involve

牵头

qiān tóu

to lead (an animal by the head)

牵制

qiān zhì

to control

铅

qiān

lead (chemistry)

谦逊

qiān xùn

humble

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