动迁 (dòng qiān) — (verb-noun) forced relocation or demolition and relocation in urban renewal

Definition

Government-coordinated relocation of residents when land is redeveloped (拆迁). Focuses on the displacement of people and the compensation process, not the physical demolition itself.

(verb-noun) forced relocation or demolition and relocation in urban renewal

Examples

  • 动迁，。
    Zhè piàn lǎo chéng qū zhèng zài dòng qiān, jū mín yǐ jīng bān zǒu le.
    This old downtown area is undergoing forced relocation; the residents have already moved away.
  • 动迁。
    Zhèng fǔ qù nián dòng qiān le yì bǎi duō hù rén jiā.
    The government relocated over a hundred households last year.
  • 动迁。
    dòng qiān Bǔ cháng biāo zhǔn xū yào tòu míng gōng kāi.
    The compensation standards for relocation need to be transparent and open.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

动dòngmove
迁qiānrelocate

Both 动 and 迁 mean moving, together describing relocation.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 動; 动 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
力力lìstrength
Sound part声符shēngfú
重
重zhòng動dòng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 動 uses 力 (strength) and 重 as a sound part; 重 refers to a heavy bag ready to be moved by a human. This note is about 動, not 动.

Open 动 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 迁 →

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