Hanzi
Traditional
搬
Simplified
搬

to move (i.e. relocate oneself)/to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky)/to shift/to copy indiscriminately

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 3

Pinyin

bān, sù

Bopomofo

ㄅㄢ, ㄙㄨˋ

Jyutping

bun1

Example sentences

搬 bān
請幫我搬這張桌子。
请帮我搬这张桌子。

Please help me move this table.

幫 / 帮 bāng
你能幫我搬一下這台電視嗎？
你能帮我搬一下这台电视吗？

Can you help me move this TV?

搬家 bānjiā
我下週要搬家。
我下周要搬家。

I am moving house next week.

去年 qùnián
我們去年搬家了。
我们去年搬家了。

We moved last year.

搬走 bānzǒu
堆在門口的雜物已經搬走了。
堆在门口的杂物已经搬走了。

The clutter piled at the door has already been moved away.

力氣 / 力气 lìqì
他花了很多力氣才把那塊大石頭搬走。
他花了很多力气才把那块大石头搬走。

He spent a lot of strength to move that big stone away.

搬運 / 搬运 bānyùn
工人們正在忙著搬運倉庫裡的貨物。
工人们正在忙著搬运仓库里的货物。

Workers are busy moving goods in the warehouse.

脆弱 cuìruò
這種玻璃非常脆弱，搬運時要格外小心。
这种玻璃非常脆弱，搬运时要格外小心。

This kind of glass is very fragile, so be extra careful when moving it.

Example Vocabulary

搬

ban1

to move; to transport

搬家

ban1'jia1

to move house

搬弄

ban1'nong4

搬走

ban1'zou3

to move house; to move objects away

搬運

ban1'yun4

to carry; to transport

搬運工

搬動

ban1'dong4

搬場

照搬

zhao4'ban1

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