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搬进 (bān jìn) — to move into; to move (something) into (a place)

Definition

A separable verb: 搬 (move a thing) + 进 (into a location). Object usually goes between the two — 把家具搬进办公室, not 搬进家具办公室.

verb
to move intoto move (something) into (a place)

Examples

  • 搬进。
    Wǒ men shàng ge yuè bān jìn le xīn fáng zi.
    We moved into a new house last month.
  • 搬进。
    Tā bǎ suǒ yǒu de xiāng zi dōu bān jìn le chē kù.
    He moved all the boxes into the garage.
  • 搬进。
    Tā men zhèng zài bǎ jiā jù bān jìn bàn gōng shì.
    They are moving the furniture into the office.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

搬bānmove
进jìninto

“搬” means move or carry, “进” means into; together it means to move into.

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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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 進; 进 is its simplified writing.

  • 辵辵chuòwalk
  • 隹隹zhuīshort-tail bird

The traditional form 進 pairs 辵 (walk) with 隹 (short-tail bird): the picture showed moving forward because a bird can only walk forward, not backward. The simplified 进 is a later shorthand.

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