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Expressing movement with 移动 (yídòng)
Actions & Events
Direction & Movement
Structure
Subject + 移动
Explanation
The verb 移动 (yídòng) means "to move" and describes the physical movement or displacement of something from one position to another. It is commonly used to describe objects, people, or abstract things changing location or shifting position.
Examples
请把桌子往左边移动一点。
Qǐng bǎ zhuōzi wǎng zuǒbiān yídòng yīdiǎn.
Please move the table a little to the left.
地震的时候，大地在不停地移动。
Dìzhèn de shíhòu, dàdì zài bù tíng de yídòng.
During an earthquake, the ground moves constantly.
他慢慢地把棋子移动到新的位置。
Tā mànmàn de bǎ qízǐ yídòng dào xīn de wèizhì.
He slowly moved the chess piece to a new position.