搬家
bān jiā
Pinyin

Definition

搬家
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bān jiā
  1. to move house
  2. removal

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

家
jiā
  1. 1 see also: 家伙 jiā huo
回家
huí jiā
  1. 1 to return home
大家
dà jiā
  1. 1 everyone
  2. 2 influential family
  3. 3 great expert
玩家
wán jiā
  1. 1 player (of a game)
  2. 2 enthusiast (audio, model planes etc)
人家
rén jiā
  1. 1 household
  2. 2 dwelling
  3. 3 family
  4. 4 sb else's house
  5. 5 household business
  6. 6 house of woman's husband-to-be
  7. 7 classifier: 户 hù
  8. 8 classifier: 家 jiā

Idioms (20)

不是一家人不进一家门
bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén
  1. 1 people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom)
  2. 2 marriages are predestined
  3. 3 people marry because they share common traits
不是冤家不聚头
bù shì yuān jiā bù jù tóu
  1. 1 destiny will make enemies meet (idiom)
  2. 2 (often said about lovers who have a disagreement)
不当家不知柴米贵
bù dāng jiā bù zhī chái mǐ guì
  1. 1 a person who doesn't manage a household would not be aware how expensive it is (idiom)
事怕行家
shì pà háng jiā
  1. 1 an expert always produces the best work (idiom)
五百年前是一家
wǔ bǎi nián qián shì yī jiā
  1. 1 five hundred years ago we were the same family (idiom) (said of persons with the same surname)

Sample Sentences

这都什么年代了，你出门旅行还和搬家一样，现在随便上爱彼迎订个民宿，什么东西不都一应俱全？
zhè dōu shénme niándài le ，nǐ chūmén lǚxíng hái hé bānjiā yīyàng ，xiànzài suíbiàn shàng àibǐyíng dìng ge mínsù ，shénme dōngxi bù dōu yīyīngjùquán ？
What era is this now to pack your home for a trip? Nowadays just go onto Airbnb to book a homestay and you’ll find everything you need.
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没办法啊，自从我搬家了以后，几乎餐餐都在外面解决。
méi bànfǎ ā ，zìcóng wǒ bānjiā le yǐhòu ，jīhū cāncān dōu zài wàimian jiějué 。
I've got no other choice. Since I moved house, I eat almost all of my meals out.
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后来秦宇再过了两周没见到女孩儿的日子，开始想念她了。”她为什么不再光顾这间咖啡店了？是搬家了？移民了？还是交男朋友了？不会是出意外了吧？”
hòulái qínyǔ zài guò le liǎng Zhōu méi jiàndào nǚháiēr de rìzi ，kāishǐ xiǎngniàn tā le 。”tā wèishénme bùzài guānggù zhè jiān kāfēidiàn le ？shì bānjiā le ？yímín le ？háishi jiāo nánpéngyou le ？bùhuì shì chū yìwài le ba ？”
QinYu started to miss her after two weeks without seeing the girl. "Why did she stop coming to this coffee shop? Has she moved? Immigrated? Or got a boyfriend? Or even worse, had an accident?"
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这几天忙着搬家的事，没时间整理。
zhè jǐ tiān máng zhe bānjiā de shì ，méishíjiān zhěnglǐ 。
I was so busy with moving house over the last few days, so I haven't had time to tidy it up.
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我上周找好了新的房子准备下个月搬家的，结果房东不退我押金。
wǒ shàngzhōu zhǎohǎo le xīnde fángzi zhǔnbèi xià gè yuè bānjiā de ，jiéguǒ fángdōng bù tuì wǒ yājīn 。
Last week I found a new apartment and I was preparing to move next month. It turns out the landlord won't give me back my deposit.
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搬家搬得虚脱了，哪还有时间摸鼠标啊。今天还要整理一大堆东西，所以把你叫过来搭个手。
bānjiā bān de xūtuō le ，nǎ háiyǒu shíjiān mō shǔbiāo a 。jīntiān háiyào zhěnglǐ yī dà duī dōngxi ，suǒyǐ bǎ nǐ jiào guòlái dāgèshǒu 。
I'm exhausted from moving. How could I find the time to even touch the mouse? Today, I have to put a big pile of stuff in order, so I asked you to come over to give me a hand.
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她说服丈夫搬家。
tā shuōfú zhàngfu bānjiā 。
She is pursuading her husband to move house.
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哎，又要搬家。
āi ，yòu yào bānjiā 。
Jeez, gotta move again.
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你好，我要搬家，想预订车子和工人。
nǐhǎo ，wǒ yào bānjiā ，xiǎng yùd��ng chēzi hé gōngrén 。
Hello, I'm going to be moving house and I want to book a truck and some movers.
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周六。你能不能帮我搬家啊？
zhōuliù 。nǐ néng bu néng bāng wǒ bānjiā a ？
On Saturday. Can you help me move?
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