搬运 (bān yùn) — to move, to transport (objects, goods, etc.)

Definition

verb
to moveto transport (objects, goods, etc.)

Examples

  • ，搬运。
    Bān jiā shí, wǒ men xū yào qǐng zhuān yè de rén lái bān yùn jiā jù.
    When moving, we need to hire professionals to move the furniture.
  • 搬运。
    Zhè jiā wù liú gōng sī zhuān mén fù zé cāng kù jiān de huò wù bān yùn.
    This logistics company specializes in transporting goods between warehouses.
  • 搬运。
    Xì tǒng shēng jí qián xiān bǎ zhòng yào shù jù bān yùn dào xīn fú wù qì.
    Before the system upgrade, first move the important data to the new server.

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.

搬bānmove
运yùntransport

搬 means move and 运 means transport, so together they describe carrying goods.

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 →

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 運; 运 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辵辵chuòmotion
Sound part声符shēngfú
軍
軍jūn運yùn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 運 combines 辵, meaning motion, with 軍 to give the sound; the simplified 运 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical components.

Open 运 →

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