遷 (cin1 | qian1) : move; change

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遷

cin1

qian1

[1] move; transfer; migrate
[2] change; turn over; straighten up

Stroke count: 16

Level: 1

Radical: (#162)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

遷 / 迁

This word has been viewed 6328 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 27th Dec 2011 08:52

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遷居 cin1 geoi1 qian1 ju1 = move residence

變遷 bin3 cin1 bian4 qian1 = changes; vicissitudes

遷就 cin1 zau6 qian1 jiu4 = yield to; make concession; accomodate

升遷 sing1 cin1 sheng1 qian1 = promote, promotion

搬遷 bun1 cin1 ban1 qian1 = move, relocate; to move house; to move to some specific place

一味遷就 jat1 mei6*2 cin1 zau6 yi1 wei4 qian1 jiu4 = make endless concessions; make one concession after another

遷延 cin1 jin4 qian1 yan2 = to delay; defer; procrastinate; deferral

拆遷 caak3 cin1 chai1 qian1 = to tear away (land from its owners)

陞遷 sing1 cin1 seng1 qian1 = promote; promotion

遷徙 cin1 saai2 qian1 xi3 = move, migrate, change one's residence
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對他的錯誤不能遷就。國
We mustn't pass over his mistakes.

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Decimal representation of this word: 遷
Unicode code for this character: U+9077 (off-site link)

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