挪窝

挪窩
nuówō
verb #34,736

Meanings

  1. 1 to move (from one's spot)
  2. 2 to relocate
  3. 3 to budge
  4. 4 to switch jobs / change residence

Examples

HSK 3
Gōngzuò le shí nián, tā zhōngyú juédìng nuówō le.
After ten years on the job, he finally decided to move on.
HSK 7-9
Tā zuò zài shāfā shàng yīdòng-bùdòng, yì wǎnshang méi nuówō.
He sat motionless on the sofa and didn't budge all evening.

Tips

register
Colloquial - literally 'shift one's nest'. Three flavors: physically getting up from a spot, moving house, or quitting/switching jobs. Often paired with negation (没挪窝, 不挪窝) for stubbornly staying put.
memory
= to shift, = nest. Picture an animal that won't leave its burrow - that's 不挪窝.

Stroke Order

nuó