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移动

yí dòng · yi dong

Traditional 移動

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to move
  2. movement
  3. migration
  4. mobile
  5. portable
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Moving the sofa

  1. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)沙发(shāfā)太(tài)大(dà)了(le)，我们(wǒmen)移动(yídòng)一下(yīxià)吧(ba)。

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

  2. Dengdeng

    往(wǎng)哪儿(nǎr)移动(yídòng)？

    Move it where?

  3. Liangliang

    往(wǎng)窗户(chuānghu)那边(nàbian)移动(yídòng)一点(yīdiǎn)。

    A bit toward the window.

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，一(yī)、二(èr)、三(sān)，移动(yídòng)！

    Ok, one, two, three, move!

  5. Liangliang

    移动(yídòng)不(bù)了(liǎo)，它(tā)太(tài)重(zhòng)了(le)。

    I can't move it. It's too heavy.

  6. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)还(hái)坐(zuò)在(zài)沙发(shāfā)上(shàng)呢(ne)！

    You're still sitting on the sofa!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

牛(niú)群(qún)在(zài)郁(yù)郁(yù)葱(cōng)葱(cōng)的(de)草(cǎo)地(dì)上(shang)缓(huǎn)缓(huǎn)移(yí)动(dòng)着(zhe)。

The cows were moving very slowly through the long green grass.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)帮(bāng)玛(mǎ)丽(lì)移(yí)动(dòng)家(jiā)具(jù)。

Tom helped Mary move the furniture.

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

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