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搬迁

bānqiān

to relocate; to move

A person pushes a cart of boxes from an old house to a new one
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Characters in this word

搬 bān

Strokes
13
Radical
扌 — hand
Made of
扌 hand 般 sort, manner, kind, class
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

迁 qiān

Strokes
6
Radical
辶 — to walk
Made of
辶 to walk 千 thousand
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 工厂搬迁并不只是换一个地址,还涉及员工安置、环保评估和供应链重组。 Gōngchǎng bānqiān bìng bù zhǐshì huàn yí ge dìzhǐ, hái shèjí yuángōng ānzhì, huánbǎo pínggū hé gōngyìngliàn chóngzǔ. Relocating a factory is not just a change of address; it also involves employee placement, environmental assessment, and supply-chain restructuring.
  • 因为修新路,村里的几十户人家要搬迁。 Yīnwèi xiū xīn lù, cūn lǐ de jǐshí hù rénjiā yào bānqiān. Because a new road is being built, several dozen households in the village have to relocate.
  • 医院下个月搬迁到新的大楼,请病人提前确认地址。 Yīyuàn xià ge yuè bānqiān dào xīn de dàlóu, qǐng bìngrén tíqián quèrèn dìzhǐ. The hospital moves to a new building next month, so patients are asked to confirm the address in advance.

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