偏移

piānyí
verb #34,934

Meanings

  1. 1 to deviate
  2. 2 to drift off course
  3. 3 displacement
  4. 4 offset (technical)

Examples

Wèixīng guǐdào fāshēng le qīngwēi de piānyí.
The satellite's orbit experienced a slight drift.
Túxiàng zài píngmù shàng xiàng yòu piānyí le jǐ gè xiàngsù.
The image is shifted a few pixels to the right on the screen.

Tips

usage
偏移 is technical: orbits, signals, magnetic fields, UI layouts, datasets. For everyday 'gone off course' use or 偏离. In programming/finance, 偏移 = 'offset' (e.g. memory offset, time-zone offset).

Stroke Order

piān