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移

yí · yi

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Meaning

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  1. to move
  2. to shift
  3. to change
  4. to alter
  5. to remove
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Moving the sofa

  1. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)把(bǎ)沙发(shāfā)往(wǎng)右(yòu)移(yí)一点(yīdiǎn)，好(hǎo)吗(ma)？

    Can we move the sofa a bit to the right?

  2. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我们(wǒmen)一起(yīqǐ)用力(yònglì)，一二三(yīèrsān)！

    OK. All together: one, two, three!

  3. Liangliang

    移(yí)得(de)太(tài)多(duō)了(le)，门(mén)打不开(dǎbùkāi)了(le)。

    We moved it too much. The door can't open now.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)往(wǎng)左(zuǒ)移(yí)回来(huílai)一点(yīdiǎn)吧(ba)。

    Then move it back a little to the left.

  5. Liangliang

    这样(zhèyàng)刚好(gānghǎo)，门(mén)能(néng)开(kāi)了(le)。

    That's just right. The door opens now.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

移(yí)到(dào)左(zuǒ)线(xiàn)，为(wèi)想(xiǎng)并(bìng)入(rù)的(de)那(nà)辆(liàng)车(chē)腾(téng)出(chū)空(kōng)间(jiān)。

Get into the left lane to make room for the guy who's trying to merge.

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

02

他(tā)往(wǎng)右(yòu)边(bian)移(yí)了(le)书(shū)桌(zhuō)。

He moved the desk to the right.

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

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