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迁移

遷移
qiān yí
to migrate
verb

Example Sentences

鸟类每年都会迁移。
niǎolèi měinián dōuhuì qiānyí 。
Birds migrate every year.
我们计划在夏天迁移到新的城市。
wǒmen jìhuá zài xiàtiān qiānyí dào xīnde chéngshì 。
We plan to migrate to a new city in the summer.
许多动物在寒冷的季节迁移寻找温暖。
xǔduō dòngwù zài hánlěng de jìjié qiānyí xúnzhǎo wēnnuǎn 。
Many animals migrate in the cold season to find warmth.

Individual Characters

Words with similar meanings

移民yímín
to immigrate
移民 (yímín) specifically refers to the act of moving into a country from abroad, while 迁移 (qiān yí) is a broader term that can refer to any migration.
转移zhuǎnyí
to transfer
转移 (zhuǎnyí) can mean to transfer from one place to another, though it is more commonly used in contexts other than biological migration.

Words Starting With 迁

迁就qiān jiù
to yield; to adapt to; to accommodate to (sth)
迁徙qiān xǐ
to migrate; to move

Words Ending With 移

转移zhuǎn yí
to shift; to divert or distract (attention etc); to change; to transform; metastasis (medicine)

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Individual Characters

迁qiān
to move
移yí
move, remove, shift, change, alter