乔迁礼物

喬遷禮物

qiáoqiān lǐwù

noun

Measure Word

一份乔迁礼物 fèn

Meanings

1 housewarming gift
2 gift for someone moving to a new home

Characters

to move, to relocate

Examples

HSK 7-9

朋友搬家了，要准备一份乔迁礼物。

Péngyou bānjiā le, yào zhǔnbèi yí fèn qiáoqiān lǐwù.

A friend has moved, I need to prepare a housewarming gift.

HSK 7-9

绿植是常见的乔迁礼物。

Lǜzhí shì chángjiàn de qiáoqiān lǐwù.

Houseplants are common housewarming gifts.

Tips

history

乔迁 is from 《诗经·小雅·伐木》: 出自幽谷，迁于乔木 ('emerging from the deep valley, moving to a tall tree') - originally a bird-migration image used as a metaphor for rising in life. Modern use extended it to 'moving house', making 乔迁礼物 literally 'gift for moving up to a taller tree'.

Stroke Order

乔 qiáo

迁 qiān

礼 lǐ

物 wù