搬家
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)
搬家 (bānjiā) · to move house
搬家 (bānjiā) means “to move house”. It is written with 2 characters: 搬 (to move (sth heavy)) + 家 (home). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 搬家 is built
The characters
搬 bān · to move (sth heavy)
What 搬 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 般bān — sort
- 舟zhōu — boat
- 殳shū — tool
- 几jǐ — small table
- 又yòu — and
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 般 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
家 jiā · home
What 家 is made of
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 豕shǐ — pig
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 勿wù — must not
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: 宀 gives the meaning, 豕 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们下个月搬家。Wǒmen xià ge yuè bānjiā.We're moving next month.
你什么时候搬家？Nǐ shénme shíhou bānjiā?When are you moving house?
Questions about 搬家
What does 搬家 mean?
搬家 (bānjiā) means “to move house”.
How do you pronounce 搬家?
搬家 is pronounced bānjiā.
Which HSK level is 搬家?
搬家 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 搬bānto move (sth heavy)
- 国家guójiācountry
- 回家huíjiāto go home
- 家里jiālǐat home
- 家人jiārénfamily members
- 在家zàijiāat home
- 大家dàjiāeveryone
- 画家huàjiāpainter
- 家庭jiātíngfamily
- 家长jiāzhǎngparent (of a student)
Learn 搬家 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 13: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.