转移 zhuǎnyí to shift
to shift; to relocate; to transfer; (figuratively) to shift (attention); to change (the subject etc); (medicine) to metastasize
How to remember 转移: 转 to turn + 移 to shift = to shift.
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How it is used
- To move something from one place/target to another - 转移注意力 (zhuǎnyí zhùyìlì) to divert attention, 转移阵地 (zhuǎnyí zhèndì) to relocate.
- The medical sense is standard vocabulary: cancer 转移 (zhuǎnyí) = to metastasize/spread.
- Emphasizes relocation/redirection of focus, forces, or funds, not a simple physical carry.