Usage note
移表示从一个地方到另一个地方，比如移动桌子或搬家。
Yí biǎoshì cóng yīgè dìfāng dào lìng yīgè dìfāng, bǐrú yídòng zhuōzi huò bānjiā.
Move means from one place to another, like moving a table or moving house.
Context note
在中文里，移常用于描述物体或人的位置变化，比如把椅子移到旁边。
Zài zhōngwén lǐ, yí cháng yòng yú miáoshù wùtǐ huò rén de wèizhì biànhuà, bǐrú bǎ yǐzi yí dào pángbiān.
In Chinese, move is often used to describe changes in position of objects or people, like moving a chair to the side.
5 examples
请把桌子移到左边。
qǐng bǎ zhuō zi yí dào zuǒ biān。
Please move the table to the left.
他移了一下椅子。
tā yí le yí xià yǐ zi。
He moved the chair a bit.
我们移到了新家。
wǒ men yí dào le xīn jiā。
We moved to a new home.
小鸟移到了另一棵树上。
xiǎo niǎo yí dào le lìng yì kē shù shàng。
The little bird moved to another tree.
请移开你的书包。
qǐng yí kāi nǐ de shū bāo。
Please move your backpack away.
5 mini stories
小猫移到了阳光下睡觉。它觉得很暖和。
xiǎo māo yí dào le yáng guāng xià shuì jiào。 tā jué de hěn nuǎn huo。
The kitten moved to sleep in the sunlight. It felt very warm.
小明把花盆移到窗台上。花儿开得更好了。
xiǎo míng bǎ huā pén yí dào chuāng tái shàng。 huā ér kāi dé gèng hǎo le。
Xiao Ming moved the flowerpot to the windowsill. The flowers bloomed better.
我们移了一下书架。这样房间更宽敞了。
wǒ men yí le yí xià shū jià。 zhè yàng fáng jiān gèng kuān chǎng le。
We moved the bookshelf a bit. This made the room more spacious.
蚂蚁移到了新洞里。它们很勤劳。
mǎ yǐ yí dào le xīn dòng lǐ。 tā men hěn qín láo。
The ants moved to a new hole. They are very hardworking.
妈妈移了一下桌子上的杯子。杯子没有倒。
mā ma yí le yí xià zhuō zi shàng de bēi zi。 bēi zi méi yǒu dǎo。
Mom moved the cup on the table a bit. The cup did not fall.
Mini dialogue
移桌子
A
你能帮我移一下桌子吗？
Nǐ néng bāng wǒ yí yīxià zhuōzi ma?
Can you help me move the table?
B
好的，我们把它移到那边。
Hǎo de, wǒmen bǎ tā yí dào nà biān.
Sure, let's move it over there.
移花盆
A
这个花盆太重了，我移不动。
Zhège huāpén tài zhòng le, wǒ yí bù dòng.
This flowerpot is too heavy, I can't move it.
B
我们一起移吧。
Wǒmen yīqǐ yí ba.
Let's move it together.
Related words and contrasts
similar
动
dòng
move
Both mean to move, but 移 often implies shifting position, while 动 is more general.
related
搬
bān
move (objects)
搬 is used for moving objects, like moving house or carrying things.
opposite
停
tíng
stop
停 means to stop, the opposite of moving.