Writing
搬家 (bān jiā) — how to say "to move" in Chinese
搬家
To move (house)
verb
Character composition
搬
to move
家
home
Radicals / Keys
宀
Roof
#40 · mián · 3 strokes
手
Hand
#64 · shǒu · 4 strokes
Collocations
帮朋友搬家
bāng péngyou bānjiā
help a friend move
Examples
下个月我要搬到北京去。
Next month I will move to Beijing.
我们搬家了。
We moved.
Mnemonic
[bān jiā-] A beaver named Ban hauled boxes to a new burrow by the river. He started a real 搬家: to lift and carry his whole home to a new place. «Ban!» went the boxes as they bumped, and Ban happily shouted that he now had a new home.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say "to move" in Chinese?
"to move" in Chinese is 搬家 (bān jiā).
搬家 meaning in English
搬家 (bān jiā) means "To move (house)".
How is 搬家 pronounced?
It is pronounced bān jiā (written as ban jia, banjia). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to move" in Chinese characters?
It is written 搬家: 搬 has 13 strokes, 家 has 10 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 搬家?
搬家 is on the HSK 3.0 level 3 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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