移动 (yí dòng) — to move, to shift, to migrate

Definition

General-purpose 'to move' for objects, people, or animals changing position. 迁徙/迁移 are more formal and typically describe migration over distance; 行动 means 'to take action'.

verb
to moveto shiftto migrate

Examples

  • 移动
    Qǐng bǎ zhè zhāng yǐ zi yí dòng dào nà biān.
    Please move this chair over there.
  • 移动
    Yú r zài shuǐ zhōng màn màn yí dòng.
    The fish move slowly in the water.
  • 移动
    Měi nián dōng tiān, zhè xiē niǎo dōu wǎng nán fāng yí dòng.
    Every winter, these birds move south.

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