乔迁

喬遷
qiáoqiān
verb #18,342

Meanings

  1. 1 to move to a better place
  2. 2 to relocate (to a new home)

Examples

HSK 7-9
Gōngxǐ qiáoqiān zhī xǐ!
Congratulations on moving to your new home!
HSK 7-9
Tāmen xiàgèyuè qiáoqiān xīnjū.
They are moving to their new home next month.

Tips

register
乔迁 is a formal/literary word for moving house. In everyday speech, people say 搬家. 乔迁 is mostly seen in congratulatory phrases like 乔迁之喜.
history
Originally from the Book of Songs (诗经): a bird moving from a dark valley to a tall tree. The metaphor of upward movement gave 乔迁 its meaning of moving to a better place.

Stroke Order

qiáo
qiān