迁出 (qiān chū) — to move out (of a residence, city, etc.); to relocate out of (a place)

Definition

Formal verb meaning 'to move out / relocate from' a place, often used for official procedures (registration, household 户口, company address). Less common in everyday speech than 搬走.

verb
to move out (of a residence, city, etc.)to relocate out of (a place)

Examples

  • 迁出。
    Tā dǎ suàn míng nián cóng shàng hǎi qiān chū.
    He plans to move out of Shanghai next year.
  • 迁出，。
    Gōng sī qiān chū hòu, yuán gōng tōng qín shí jiān biàn cháng le.
    After the company moved out, employees' commute times got longer.
  • 迁出。
    qiān chū Shǒu xù xū yào yì zhōu cái néng bàn hǎo.
    The moving-out procedures take a week to complete.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

迁qiānmove
出chūout

迁 means moving and 出 means out, together naming moving out of a place.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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

出 combines 止 (foot) and 凵 (cave) to show a foot stepping out of a cave.

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