移
yí
Pinyin

Definition

移
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yí
  1. to move
  2. to shift
  3. to change
  4. to alter
  5. to remove

Character Decomposition

Compounds (1)

簃
yí
  1. 1 small house connected to large one

Related Words (20)

漂移
piāo yí
  1. 1 to drift
移动
yí dòng
  1. 1 to move
  2. 2 movement
  3. 3 migration
  4. 4 mobile
  5. 5 portable
坚定不移
jiān dìng bù yí
  1. 1 unswerving
  2. 2 unflinching
推移
tuī yí
  1. 1 (of time) to elapse or pass
  2. 2 (of a situation) to develop or evolve
本性难移
běn xìng nán yí
  1. 1 It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.
  2. 2 Can the leopard change his spots? (Jeremiah 13:23)

Idioms (8)

愚公移山
yú gōng yí shān
  1. 1 the old man moves mountains (idiom); fig. where there's a will, there's a way
本性难移
běn xìng nán yí
  1. 1 It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.
  2. 2 Can the leopard change his spots? (Jeremiah 13:23)
款语移时
kuǎn yǔ yí shí
  1. 1 to talk slowly and in depth (idiom)
江山易改，本性难移
jiāng shān yì gǎi , běn xìng nán yí
  1. 1 it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to alter one's character (idiom)
  2. 2 you can't change who you are
  3. 3 Can the leopard change his spots?
游移不定
yóu yí bù dìng
  1. 1 to oscillate without pause (idiom)
  2. 2 to fluctuate
  3. 3 (of thoughts) to wander
  4. 4 to waver

Sample Sentences

法国人觉得用餐礼仪很重要，例如用餐前尽量别移动桌上的摆设，服务生会为你服务。
Fǎguórén juéde yòngcān lǐyí hěn zhòngyào ，lìrú yòngcān qián jǐnliàng bié yídòng zhuō shàng de bǎishè ，fúwùshēng huì wèi nǐ fúwù 。
French people think that table manners are very important, such as not moving the decoration on the table before eating because the waiter will serve you.
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明清时期，皇家宫殿房间内出现了可移动的冷源，即贮放冰块的柜子，上面镂空，作为冷气出孔，中部空间还可储存食物，如西瓜、冷饮等。
MíngQīng shíqī ，huángjiā gōngdiàn fángjiān nèi chūxiàn le kě yídòng de lěngyuán ，jí zhùfàng bīngkuài de guìzi ，shàngmiàn lòukōng ，zuòwéi lěngqì chūkǒng ，zhōngbù kōngjiān hái kě chǔcún shíwù ，rú xīguā 、lěngyǐn děng 。
In the Ming and Qing dynasty, rooms in the royal palace placed ice cubes in cabinets which were hollow on the top to let the cool air flow. The space in the middle of the cabinets were used to store food such as watermelons and cold beverages etc.
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今起两天，「二零一八年长江经济带互联网 绿色技术转移转化大会」在上海举办。
jīn qǐ liǎng tiān ，「èrlíngyībānián ChángJiāng jīngjì dài Hùliánwǎng lǜsè jìshù zhuǎnyí zhuǎnhuà dàhuì 」zài Shànghǎi jǔbàn 。
For the next 2 days, the 2018 Yangtze Economic News and Green Technology forum will be held in Shanghai.
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你说对了！历史上，国际有许多港口城市也曾因其地理位置优越而发展起来，但随着经济、社会、科技的发展推移，今时今日，人才汇聚及产业群聚才是推动城市持续发展的关键因素。
Nǐ shuō duì le ！Lìshǐ shàng ，guójì yǒu xǔduō gǎngkǒuchéngshì yě céng yīn qí dìlǐwèizhi yōuyuè ér fāzhǎn qilai ，dàn suízhe jīngjì 、shèhuì 、kējì de fāzhǎn tuīyí ，jīnshí jīnrì ，réncái huìjù jí chǎnyè qúnjù cái shì tuīdòng chéngshì chíxù fāzhǎn de guānjiàn yīnsù 。
Yes, you are absolutely correct! Historically coastal cities have flourished as a result of their geographic position. With the passing of time, economic expansion, social and technology advances, today, greater collaboration and coordination of financial, material and human resources (clustering effect) are the critical factors for further growth of cities.
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就连他的瞳孔也能顺着一条准确的线路移动，就像行星的轨迹
jiù lián tā de tóngkǒng yě néng shùnzhe yī tiáo zhǔnquè de xiànlù yídòng ，jiù xiàng xíngxīng de guǐjì
Even his pupils moved along a precise path like the orbit of a planet.
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农村地区也是如此，当习惯移动支付的人面对现金支付时也不要惊讶，要包容和习惯。
nóngcūn dìqū yě shì rúcǐ ，dāng xíguàn yídòngzhīfù de rén miànduì xiànjīnzhīfù shí yě bùyào jīngyà ，yào bāoróng hé xíguàn 。
The same is true in rural areas. People used to mobile payments shouldn’t be surprised when they face cash payments, but to get used to it and be tolerant.
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是呀，而且移动支付也不是万能的。上次我去公园，买票只收现金，幸好我提前准备了纸币以备不时之需。
shì ya ，érqiě yídòngzhīfù yě búshi wànnéng de 。shàngcì wǒ qù gōngyuán ，mǎipiào zhǐ shōu xiànjīn ，xìnghǎo wǒ tíqián zhǔnbèi le zhǐbì yǐbèi bùshí zhīxū 。
Yes, and mobile payments are not omnipotent. One time I visited a park where ticket sale only accepted cash. Fortunately I had prepared cash for emergencies.
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移动支付普及是方便，可是手机一丢就麻烦了，要冻结各种关联的银行卡账号，就怕被人盗刷。
yídòngzhīfù pǔjí shì fāngbiàn ，kěshì shǒujī yī diū jiù máfan le ，yào dòngjié gèzhǒng guānlián de yínhángkǎ zhànghào ，jiù pà bèi rén dàoshuā 。
Mobile payments have become ubiquitous and is convenient but losing your mobile phone is troublesome because you have to freeze bank accounts to prevent fraudulent use.
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是呀，现在我都基本不用现金了，到哪里都是移动支付。
shì ya ，xiànzài wǒ dōu jīběn bùyòng xiànjīn le ，dào nǎlǐ dōu shì yídòngzhīfù 。
That’s right, I use mobile payments for everything now that I basically don’t pay with cash anymore.
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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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