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转移

zhuǎn yí · zhuan yi

Traditional 轉移

HSK 4Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to shift; to relocate; to transfer
  2. (fig.) to shift (attention); to change (the subject etc)
  3. (medicine) to metastasize
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Change the subject

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，这次(zhècì)考试(kǎoshì)你(nǐ)考(kǎo)了(le)多少分(duōshaofēn)？

    Dengdeng, what did you score on the exam?

  2. Dengdeng

    哎(āi)，你(nǐ)看(kàn)，那边(nàbian)有(yǒu)一只(yīzhī)好(hǎo)大(dà)的(de)鸟(niǎo)！

    Hey, look! There is a huge bird over there!

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)是不是(shìbùshì)想(xiǎng)转移(zhuǎnyí)话题(huàtí)？

    Are you trying to change the subject?

  4. Dengdeng

    没有(méiyǒu)，我(wǒ)只是(zhǐshì)想(xiǎng)转移(zhuǎnyí)一下(yīxià)你(nǐ)的(de)注意力(zhùyìlì)。

    No, I just wanted to shift your attention.

  5. Liangliang

    好吧(hǎoba)，那(nà)你(nǐ)先(xiān)告诉(gàosu)我(wǒ)分数(fēnshù)。

    Fine. Tell me the score first.

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)考了(kǎole)九十八分(jiǔshíbāfēn)！想(xiǎng)让(ràng)你(nǐ)先(xiān)看鸟(kànniǎo)，再(zài)给(gěi)你(nǐ)惊喜(jīngxǐ)！

    I got ninety-eight! I wanted you to look at the bird first, then surprise you!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

图(Tú)阿(ā)雷(léi)格(gé)人(rén)该(gāi)把(bǎ)他(tā)们(men)的(de)牲(shēng)畜(chù)转(zhuǎn)移(yí)到(dào)山(shān)谷(gǔ)去(qù)了(le)。

It's time for the Tuaregs to transfer their herds to the valley.

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

02

为(wèi)了(le)不(bú)让(ràng)大(dà)家(jiā)尴(gān)尬(gà)，他(tā)赶(gǎn)紧(jǐn)转(zhuǎn)移(yí)了(le)话(huà)题(tí)。

To keep everyone from feeling awkward, he quickly changed the subject.

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