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挪

nuó · nuo

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to shift
  2. to move
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Moving the sofa

  1. Liangliang

    这张(zhèzhāng)沙发(shāfā)太(tài)重(zhòng)了(le)，我们(wǒmen)把(bǎ)它(tā)挪(nuó)一下(yīxià)吧(ba)。

    This sofa is too heavy. Let's move it a bit.

  2. Dengdeng

    往(wǎng)哪儿(nǎr)挪(nuó)？

    Move it which way?

  3. Liangliang

    往(wǎng)左边(zuǒbian)挪(nuó)一点(yīdiǎn)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)放(fàng)一盆(yīpén)花(huā)。

    A little to the left. I want to put a pot of flowers there.

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，一(yī)，二(èr)，三(sān)，挪(nuó)！

    OK, one, two, three, move!

  5. Liangliang

    哎呀(āiyā)，沙发(shāfā)下面(xiàmiàn)有(yǒu)一百块(yībǎikuài)！

    Oh, there is a hundred yuan under the sofa!

  6. Dengdeng

    太好了(tàihǎole)！我们(wǒmen)再(zài)挪(nuó)一次(yīcì)，看看(kànkan)还(hái)有(yǒu)没有(méiyǒu)！

    Great! Let's move it once more and see if there is more!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

把(bǎ)椅(yǐ)子(zi)挪(nuó)一(yi)挪(nuó)靠(kào)近(jìn)桌(zhuō)子(zi)。

Move the chair nearer to the desk.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

请(qǐng)把(bǎ)车(chē)挪(nuó)到(dào)路(lù)边(biān)，别(bié)挡(dǎng)住(zhù)后(hòu)面(miàn)的(de)车(chē)。

Please move the car to the side of the road; don't block the cars behind.

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