bun1 cin1搬遷搬迁
Jyutpingbun1 cin1
Yalebūn chīn
Definition
To relocate or move to another location.
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How it's used
While 搬遷 is widely understood, it carries a formal or administrative tone that is rarely used in casual daily conversation. Most people prefer the simpler 搬屋 when talking about moving home, or just 搬 when the context of moving office or shop is already clear.
Examples
We need to relocate to the new office next month.
Do you know when they are relocating?
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Common mistake
Avoid using 搬遷 for small, everyday movements of objects, as it specifically implies a permanent change of location for a business, institution, or household. Using it to describe moving a chair or a box will sound unnatural and overly dramatic.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
