迁
移

To migrate in Chinese: 迁移 (qiān yí)

qiān yí

to migrate

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

Definitions

  1. 1to migrate
  2. 2to move

Stroke order

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迁
移

Zhuyin

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ㄑㄧㄢ

qiān

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄢ/ an—/ first tone

ㄧˊ

yí

ㄧ/ iˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

迁移

Simplified

遷移

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 很多鸟每年冬天都向南方迁移。

    hěn duō niǎo měi nián dōng tiān dōu xiàng nán fāng qiān yí。

    Many birds migrate south every winter.

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Related words

移

yí

to move

迁

qiān

to move

移动

yí dòng

to move

移民

yí mín

to immigrate

转移

zhuǎn yí

to shift

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

推移

tuī yí

(of time) to elapse or pass

移交

yí jiāo

to transfer

移植

yí zhí

to transplant

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