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搬走 (bān zǒu) — to move (something) away; to remove; to vacate (a place)

Definition

搬走 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to move something away / vacate' — used for both objects (boxes, furniture) and people leaving a place. As a 离合词, 走 can separate from 搬: 搬得走 / 搬不走 (can/can't be moved).

verb
to move (something) awayto removeto vacate (a place)

Examples

  • 搬走。
    Qǐng bǎ zhè xiē xiāng zi bān zǒu.
    Please move these boxes away.
  • 搬走。
    Xià ge yuè wǒ men yào cóng jiù fáng zi bān zǒu.
    Next month we will vacate the old house.
  • 搬走，。
    Tā bān zǒu le suǒ yǒu jiā jù, fáng jiān kōng kōng de.
    He moved away all the furniture, and the room was empty.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

搬bānmove
走zǒuaway

“搬” (move) is completed by “走” (away), giving move away or vacate.

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.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The original shape showed a running man, with a foot added later.

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