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搬迁 (bān qiān) — to move, to relocate

Definition

搬迁 is a formal verb for relocating an organization, facility, or residents — used in official and written contexts. Stronger than the colloquial 搬家 (household moving); compare 拆迁, which adds forced demolition.

verb
to moveto relocate

Examples

  • 搬迁。
    Zhè jiā gōng chǎng yǐ jīng jué dìng bān qiān dào jiāo qū.
    This factory has decided to relocate to the suburbs.
  • 搬迁。
    Tú shū guǎn de bān qiān gōng zuò jiāng zài xià ge yuè wán chéng.
    The library's relocation work will be completed next month.
  • 搬迁。
    Zhèng fǔ zhèng zài bāng zhù jū mín bān qiān dào xīn de xiǎo qū.
    The government is helping residents relocate to a new neighborhood.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

搬bānmove
迁qiānrelocate

Both parts mean move or relocate; together they describe changing residence or position.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
般
般bān搬bān
Same sound today

The left side 扌 is a hand, showing a hand-related action, while 般 gives the sound bān.

Open 搬 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 迁 →
Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Home & Housing

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