迁徙
Old HSK 6
迁徙 (qiānxǐ) · to migrate
迁徙 (qiānxǐ) means “to migrate; migration”. It is written with 2 characters: 迁 (to shift) + 徙 (to move). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 迁徙 is built
The characters
迁 qiān · to shift
What 迁 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 千qiān — thousand
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
徙 xǐ · to move
What 徙 is made of
- 彳chì — to step with the left foot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 歨bù — Old variant of 步
- 止zhǐ — to stop
- 上shàng — above
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 止zhǐ — to stop
- 上shàng — above
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 止zhǐ — to stop
Example sentences
每年秋天，这些鸟都会向南迁徙。Měinián qiūtiān, zhèxiē niǎo dōu huì xiàng nán qiānxǐ.Every autumn these birds migrate south.
历史上有很多人口迁徙。Lìshǐ shàng yǒu hěnduō rénkǒu qiānxǐ.There have been many population migrations in history.
Questions about 迁徙
What does 迁徙 mean?
迁徙 (qiānxǐ) means “to migrate; migration”.
How do you pronounce 迁徙?
迁徙 is pronounced qiānxǐ.
Which HSK level is 迁徙?
迁徙 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
Learn 迁徙 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 144: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.