迁移

遷移

qiānyí

verb HSK 7-9 #18,866

Meanings

1 to migrate; to move; to relocate

Characters

to move; to shift

to move; to transfer

Examples

很多鸟类每年迁移到南方过冬。

Hěnduō niǎolèi měinián qiānyí dào nánfāng guòdōng.

Many birds migrate south for the winter every year.

公司把总部迁移到了上海。

Gōngsī bǎ zǒngbù qiānyí dào le Shànghǎi.

The company relocated its headquarters to Shanghai.

Tips

usage

迁移 covers both animal migration and human/organizational relocation. For data migration in tech contexts, 数据迁移 (shùjù qiānyí) is the standard term.

Stroke Order

迁 qiān

移 yí