迁居 (qiān jū) — to move house, to change one's dwelling (formal)
Definition
Formal written term for 'to move house / change residence.' More literary than everyday 搬家, which is the spoken word for the same action.
verb
to move houseto change one's dwelling (formal)
Examples
- 迁居。Tā men cóng shì zhōng xīn qiān jū dào le jiāo qū.They moved from the city center to the suburbs.
- 。Wǒ men jiā shí nián nèi qiān le sān cì jū.Our family moved three times in ten years.
- 迁居，。Zhè cì qiān jū hěn shùn lì, xīn jiā bǐ jiù jiā dà hěn duō.This move went smoothly — the new house is much bigger than the old one.
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