How to say “move” in Chinese
move, shift
“Move” in Chinese is 移, yí: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
移 is read yí. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 禾 “grain”; on the right, 多 “many”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “移”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 移. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 请把沙发往左移一点儿qǐngbǎshāfāwǎngzuǒyíyìdiǎnrPlease move the sofa a little to the left.
- 请把鼠标移动到这里qǐngbǎshǔbiāoyídòngdàozhèlǐPlease move the mouse here.
- 他故意转移了话题tāgùyìzhuǎnyílehuàtíHe deliberately changed the subject.
- 北美洲有很多来自亚洲的移民BěiměizhōuyǒuhěnduōláizìYàzhōudeyímínThere are many immigrants from Asia in North America.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Where are the keys?”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “move” in Chinese?
“Move” in Chinese is 移, pinyin yí.
What does 移 mean?
移 (yí) means “move, shift”.
How do you write 移?
移 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 移?
移 is read yí. Tones: yí — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“move” in the lesson “Where are the keys?”
This word is from the topic “Hands and objects” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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