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迁徙

qiān xǐ
HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

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Definitions

  1. 1. to migrate
  2. 2. to move

Word relationships

Antonyms

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定居
dìng jū

to settle (in some city, country etc)

迁徙是离开原居地移动，而定居是长期固定居住下来。

Related words

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移民
yí mín

to immigrate

迁徙泛指移动，移民特指人迁往别国或地区定居。
搬迁
bān qiān

to move

搬迁指家庭或单位从一处住所或场所搬到另一处，规模较迁徙小。

Synonyms

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迁移
qiān yí

to migrate

迁徙和迁移都指人或动物从一地移到另一地，迁徙更强调大规模、长距离或季节性移动。

Usage notes

Collocations

迁徙常与“动物、鸟类、人口”等词搭配，如“候鸟迁徙”“人口迁徙”，较少用于单个人的移动。

Common mistakes

注意迁徙和迁移的区别：迁徙多指有规律的、周期性的或大规模移动；迁移可指任何移动，包括数据、文件等抽象事物。避免将迁徙用于技术性语境。

Example Sentences

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每年秋天，候鸟会 迁徙 到南方过冬。
Every autumn, migratory birds migrate south to spend the winter.

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Words Containing 迁徙

民族大迁徙
mín zú dà qiān xǐ

great migration of peoples

Child Words of 迁徙

迁
qiān

to move

徙
xǐ

(literary) to change one's residence