乔迁礼物

喬遷禮物
qiáoqiānlǐwù
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

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

Examples

Péngyou bānjiā le, yào zhǔnbèi yí fèn qiáoqiānlǐwù.
A friend has moved, I need to prepare a housewarming gift.
Lǜzhí shì chángjiàn de qiáoqiānlǐwù.
Houseplants are common housewarming gifts.

Tips

history
乔迁 is from 《诗经·小雅·伐木》: 出自幽谷 ('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

qiáo
qiān