搬家
bān jiā
Pinyin

Definition

搬家
 - 
bān jiā
  1. to move house
  2. removal

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

家
jiā
  1. 1 see 傢伙|家伙[jiā huo]
回家
huí jiā
  1. 1 to return home
大家
dà jiā
  1. 1 everyone
  2. 2 influential family
  3. 3 great expert
玩家
wán jiā
  1. 1 player (of a game)
  2. 2 enthusiast (audio, model planes etc)
人家
rén jiā
  1. 1 household
  2. 2 dwelling
  3. 3 family
  4. 4 sb else's house
  5. 5 household business
  6. 6 house of woman's husband-to-be
  7. 7 CL:戶|户[hù],家[jiā]
企业家
qǐ yè jiā
  1. 1 entrepreneur
作家
zuò jiā
  1. 1 author
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
家伙
jiā huo
  1. 1 variant of 家伙[jiā huo]
冤家
yuān jia
  1. 1 enemy
  2. 2 foe
  3. 3 (in opera) sweetheart or destined love
到家
dào jiā
  1. 1 perfect
  2. 2 excellent
  3. 3 brought to the utmost degree
合家
hé jiā
  1. 1 whole family
  2. 2 entire household
咱家
zá jiā
  1. 1 I
  2. 2 me
  3. 3 my
  4. 4 (often used in early vernacular literature)
商家
shāng jiā
  1. 1 merchant
  2. 2 business
  3. 3 enterprise
回老家
huí lǎo jiā
  1. 1 to go back to one's roots
  2. 2 to return to one's native place
  3. 3 by ext. to join one's ancestors (i.e. to die)
国家
guó jiā
  1. 1 country
  2. 2 nation
  3. 3 state
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
墨家
Mò jiā
  1. 1 Mohist School of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), founded by the philosopher 墨子[Mò zǐ]
娘家
niáng jia
  1. 1 married woman's parents' home
宜家
Yí jiā
  1. 1 IKEA, Swedish furniture retailer
家人
jiā rén
  1. 1 household
  2. 2 (one's) family
家具
jiā jù
  1. 1 furniture
  2. 2 CL:件[jiàn],套[tào]

Idioms (20)

不是一家人不进一家门
bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén
  1. 1 people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom)
  2. 2 marriages are predestined
  3. 3 people marry because they share common traits
不是冤家不聚头
bù shì yuān jiā bù jù tóu
  1. 1 destiny will make enemies meet (idiom)
  2. 2 (often said about lovers who have a disagreement)
不当家不知柴米贵
bù dāng jiā bù zhī chái mǐ guì
  1. 1 a person who doesn't manage a household would not be aware how expensive it is (idiom)
事怕行家
shì pà háng jiā
  1. 1 an expert always produces the best work (idiom)
五百年前是一家
wǔ bǎi nián qián shì yī jiā
  1. 1 five hundred years ago we were the same family (idiom) (said of persons with the same surname)
人给家足
rén jǐ jiā zú
  1. 1 lit. each household provided for, enough for the individual (idiom); comfortably off
保家卫国
bǎo jiā wèi guó
  1. 1 guard home, defend the country (idiom); national defense
倾家荡产
qīng jiā dàng chǎn
  1. 1 to lose a family fortune (idiom)
兵家常事
bīng jiā cháng shì
  1. 1 commonplace in military operations (idiom)
冤家对头
yuān jiā duì tóu
  1. 1 enemy (idiom); opponent
  2. 2 arch-enemy
冤家路窄
yuān jiā lù zhǎi
  1. 1 lit. enemies on a narrow road (idiom); fig. an inevitable clash between opposing factions
勤俭起家
qín jiǎn qǐ jiā
  1. 1 to rise up by thrift and hard work (idiom)
千家万户
qiān jiā wàn hù
  1. 1 every family (idiom)
吃人家的嘴软，拿人家的手短
chī rén jiā de zuǐ ruǎn , ná rén jiā de shǒu duǎn
  1. 1 lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted
各人自扫门前雪，莫管他家瓦上霜
gè rén zì sǎo mén qián xuě , mò guǎn tā jiā wǎ shàng shuāng
  1. 1 sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)
丧家之犬
sàng jiā zhī quǎn
  1. 1 stray dog (idiom)
四海为家
sì hǎi wéi jiā
  1. 1 to regard the four corners of the world all as home (idiom)
  2. 2 to feel at home anywhere
  3. 3 to roam about unconstrained
  4. 4 to consider the entire country, or world, to be one's own
国家兴亡，匹夫有责
guó jiā xīng wáng , pǐ fū yǒu zé
  1. 1 The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (idiom). Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society.
国破家亡
guó pò jiā wáng
  1. 1 the country ruined and the people starving (idiom)
在家千日好，出门一时难
zài jiā qiān rì hǎo , chū mén yī shí nán
  1. 1 lit. at home, one can spend a thousand days in comfort, but spending a day away from home can be challenging (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. there's no place like home

Sample Sentences

这都什么年代了，你出门旅行还和搬家一样，现在随便上爱彼迎订个民宿，什么东西不都一应俱全？
zhè dōu shénme niándài le ，nǐ chūmén lu:3xíng hái hé bānjiā yīyàng ，xiànzài suíbiàn shàng àibǐyíng dìng ge mínsù ，shénme dōngxi bù dōu yīyīngjùquán ？
What era is this now to pack your home for a trip? Nowadays just go onto Airbnb to book a homestay and you’ll find everything you need.
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没办法啊，自从我搬家了以后，几乎餐餐都在外面解决。
méi bànfǎ ā ，zìcóng wǒ bānjiā le yǐhòu ，jīhū cāncān dōu zài wàimian jiějué 。
I've got no other choice. Since I moved house, I eat almost all of my meals out.
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后来秦宇再过了两周没见到女孩儿的日子，开始想念她了。”她为什么不再光顾这间咖啡店了？是搬家了？移民了？还是交男朋友了？不会是出意外了吧？”
hòulái qínyǔ zài guò le liǎng Zhōu méi jiàndào nǚháiēr de rìzi ，kāishǐ xiǎngniàn tā le 。”tā wèishénme bùzài guānggù zhè jiān kāfēidiàn le ？shì bānjiā le ？yímín le ？háishi jiāo nánpéngyou le ？bùhuì shì chū yìwài le ba ？”
QinYu started to miss her after two weeks without seeing the girl. "Why did she stop coming to this coffee shop? Has she moved? Immigrated? Or got a boyfriend? Or even worse, had an accident?"
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这几天忙着搬家的事，没时间整理。
zhè jǐ tiān máng zhe bānjiā de shì ，méishíjiān zhěnglǐ 。
I was so busy with moving house over the last few days, so I haven't had time to tidy it up.
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我上周找好了新的房子准备下个月搬家的，结果房东不退我押金。
wǒ shàngzhōu zhǎohǎo le xīnde fángzi zhǔnbèi xià gè yuè bānjiā de ，jiéguǒ fángdōng bù tuì wǒ yājīn 。
Last week I found a new apartment and I was preparing to move next month. It turns out the landlord won't give me back my deposit.
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搬家搬得虚脱了，哪还有时间摸鼠标啊。今天还要整理一大堆东西，所以把你叫过来搭个手。
bānjiā bān de xūtuō le ，nǎ háiyǒu shíjiān mō shǔbiāo a 。jīntiān háiyào zhěnglǐ yī dà duī dōngxi ，suǒyǐ bǎ nǐ jiào guòlái dāgèshǒu 。
I'm exhausted from moving. How could I find the time to even touch the mouse? Today, I have to put a big pile of stuff in order, so I asked you to come over to give me a hand.
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她说服丈夫搬家。
tā shuōfú zhàngfu bānjiā 。
She is pursuading her husband to move house.
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哎，又要搬家。
āi ，yòu yào bānjiā 。
Jeez, gotta move again.
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你好，我要搬家，想预订车子和工人。
nǐhǎo ，wǒ yào bānjiā ，xiǎng yùd��ng chēzi hé gōngrén 。
Hello, I'm going to be moving house and I want to book a truck and some movers.
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周六。你能不能帮我搬家啊？
zhōuliù 。nǐ néng bu néng bāng wǒ bānjiā a ？
On Saturday. Can you help me move?
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