遷 (cin1) — move; transfer; migrate in Cantonese
cinˉ¹遷
简 迁
Mandarin Pinyin: qian1
Meaning of 遷
nounmove; transfer; migrate
nounchange; turn over; straighten up
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Example Sentences with 遷
對他的錯誤不能遷就。
We mustn't pass over his mistakes.
hauˍ₆候niuˏ₅鳥wui˗₃會cinˉ¹遷sai2.徙。
Migratory birds migrate.
niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度houˊ²好faai˗₃快wuiˏ₅會paak˗₃迫cinˉ¹遷。
This place will be redeveloped soon.
jipˍ₆業zyuˊ²主soengˊ²想paak˗₃迫cinˉ¹遷ngoˏ₅我。
The landlord wants to evict me.
keoiˏ₅佢deiˍ₆哋beiˊ²俾janˎ₄人paak˗₃迫cinˉ¹遷。
They were forced to move out.
Words Containing 遷
遷徙cin1 saai2
move, migrate, change one's residence
遷怒cin1 nou6
to shift one's anger upon; to vent one's anger on
拆遷caak3 cin1
to tear away (land from its owners)
搬遷bun1 cin1
move, relocate; to move house; to move to some specific place
遷怒於cin1 nou6 jyu1
direct anger towards...
遷就cin1 zau6
synonym [粵]就, [華]將就
遷移cin1 ji4
to migrate; to move
喬遷之喜kiu4 cin1 zi1 hei2
greetings for moving into a new apartment or house
遷冊cin1 caak3
(of companies) move the base of incorporation elsewhere
遷居cin1 geoi1
move residence; change one's abode; migrate elsewhere
遷出cin1 ceot1
move out of; outmigration
遷延cin1 jin4
to delay; defer; procrastinate; deferral
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