Usage note
移动表示改变位置或搬动。
Yídòng biǎoshì gǎibiàn wèizhì huò bāndòng.
Move means to change position or shift.
Context note
移动常用于描述物体或人的位置变化。
Yídòng chángyòng yú miáoshù wùtǐ huò rén de wèizhì biànhuà.
Move is often used to describe changes in position of objects or people.
5 examples
请移动椅子到旁边。
qǐng yí dòng yǐ zi dào páng biān。
Please move the chair to the side.
蚂蚁在慢慢移动。
mǎ yǐ zài màn màn yí dòng。
The ant is moving slowly.
移动桌子需要力气。
yí dòng zhuō zi xū yào lì qi。
Moving the table requires strength.
他移动了书包。
tā yí dòng le shū bāo。
He moved the backpack.
云在天空中移动。
yún zài tiān kōng zhōng yí dòng。
Clouds move in the sky.
5 mini stories
小兔子移动了胡萝卜。
xiǎo tù zi yí dòng le hú luó bo。
The little rabbit moved the carrot.
风让树叶移动。
fēng ràng shù yè yí dòng。
The wind makes leaves move.
我们移动了花盆到阳光下。
wǒ men yí dòng le huā pén dào yáng guāng xià。
We moved the flowerpot to the sunlight.
小鱼在水里移动。
xiǎo yú zài shuǐ lǐ yí dòng。
The small fish moves in the water.
他移动了积木。
tā yí dòng le jī mù。
He moved the building blocks.
Mini dialogue
Moving the Chair
A
请把椅子移动到桌子旁边。
Qǐng bǎ yǐzi yídòng dào zhuōzi pángbiān.
Please move the chair next to the table.
B
好的，我马上移动它。
Hǎo de, wǒ mǎshàng yídòng tā.
Okay, I'll move it right away.
Moving Slowly
A
那只乌龟移动得很慢。
Nà zhī wūguī yídòng de hěn màn.
That turtle moves very slowly.
B
是的，它慢慢地移动。
Shì de, tā màn man de yídòng.
Yes, it moves slowly.
Related words and contrasts
similar
搬
bān
to move (objects or house)
搬 is for moving objects or changing residence, while 移动 is more general movement.
opposite
静止
jìngzhǐ
still; motionless
静止 is the opposite of moving.