迁移 qiānyí to migrate
to migrate; to move
How to remember 迁移: 迁 to shift + 移 to shift = to migrate.
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How it is used
- To move / relocate / migrate - neutral and broad - 把数据迁移到新系统 (bǎ shùjù qiānyí dào xīn xìtǒng) migrate the data to the new system.
- Works for people, populations, and technical contexts (细胞迁移 cell migration; 户口迁移 transferring one's household registration).
- More technical and general than 迁徙 (which suits birds/mass movements); plainer than 搬迁 (bānqiān, physically moving a home/facility).
Example sentences
- 燕子在迁移。 Yànzi zài qiānyí.The swallows are migrating.