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搬

bān · ban

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. to move (i.e. relocate oneself)
  2. to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky)
  3. to shift
  4. to copy indiscriminately
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Moving next door

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，我(wǒ)明天(míngtiān)搬家(bānjiā)，你(nǐ)能(néng)来(lái)帮忙(bāngmáng)吗(ma)？

    Dengdeng, I'm moving tomorrow. Can you come and help?

  2. Dengdeng

    当然(dāngrán)可以(kěyǐ)。你(nǐ)要(yào)搬去(bānqù)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Of course. Where are you moving to?

  3. Liangliang

    就(jiù)在(zài)对面(duìmiàn)那栋(nàdòng)楼(lóu)。

    Just the building across the way.

  4. Dengdeng

    对面(duìmiàn)？那(nà)我们(wǒmen)一箱一箱(yīxiāngyīxiāng)搬过去(bānguòqù)吧(ba)！

    Across the way? Then let's carry it over box by box!

  5. Liangliang

    一箱一箱(yīxiāngyīxiāng)？我(wǒ)有(yǒu)一百个(yībǎigè)箱子(xiāngzi)！

    Box by box? I have a hundred boxes!

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)搬(bān)到(dào)下个月(xiàgèyuè)都(dōu)搬不完(bānbùwán)！

    Then you won't finish moving until next month!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

丹(dān)和(hé)琳(lín)达(dá)最(zuì)后(hòu)搬(bān)去(qù)了(le)伦(lún)敦(dūn)。

Dan and Linda eventually moved to London.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by Amastan · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

因(yīn)为(wèi)今(jīn)天(tiān)明(míng)天(tiān)我(wǒ)休(xiū)息(xi)，所(suǒ)以(yǐ)趁(chèn)机(jī)会(huì)快(kuài)点(diǎn)搬(bān)好(hǎo)它(tā)。

I don't have to go to work today and tomorrow, so I will use the opportunity to quickly finish moving it.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by jjbraam · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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