- 转移 zhuǎnyí to divertTo change or transform (e.g. one's goals or social atmosphere); to redirect (e.g. attention, a topic of conversation, or one's gaze)
- 移动 yídòng to moveTo move or shift position
- 移民 yímín immigrant or emigrantA person who has moved to a new place or foreign country to settle there; a settler.
- 移植 yízhí to transplantTo move a plant to another location; to perform a medical transplant of organs or tissue; also used to describe adopting foreign methods or technology.
- 移交 yíjiāo to hand overto transfer or hand over people, materials, or control to a person or organization for management or disposal
- 迁移 qiānyí to migrateto move from one place to another; to migrate; to relocate
- 坚定不移 jiāndìngbùyí unswervingfirm and stable without any hesitation or change; used to describe a person's position, will, or resolve as being resolute and unflinching
- 移民局 yímínjú immigration bureauimmigration bureau, department, or office; the government agency responsible for processing visas and entry/exit procedures
- 推移 tuīyí to elapseto pass or elapse over time; to advance as time goes on
- 位移 wèiyí to shift positionto undergo a change in position; to move from one place to another
- 移位 yíwèi shift; displacementto change position or location; the act of moving from one place to another (including medical dislocation or technical translocation)
- 移栽 yízāi to transplantTo move a plant that has already taken root, especially a seedling, to another location for planting.
- 潜移默化 qiányímòhuà to influence imperceptiblyTo exert a hidden or unobtrusive influence such that a person's character or habits change over time without them realizing it; often contrasted with [[耳濡目染|耳濡目染|er3 ru2 mu4 ran3]] which focuses on the sensory exposure rather than the internal change.
- 移居 yíjū to migrateTo move to a new place of residence; to migrate or emigrate.
- 漂移 piāoyí to driftTo float and move along with a current of water or air; to move naturally and steadily along a path.
- 移开 yíkāi to move awayTo move something aside or away from its current position.
- 平移 píngyí translation(geometry; physics) a transformation that moves every point of a figure or a space the same distance in a given direction without rotation or reflection
- 偏移 piānyí shift; deviationTo move away from an original or standard position, direction, or track; a displacement, offset, or misregistration
- 移行 yíháng to hyphenateTo shift text to the next line; specifically to split a word at the end of a line according to hyphenation rules.
- 愚公移山 yúgōngyíshān where there's a will, there's a waythe old man moves the mountains; used to describe a person with great perseverance who is undeterred by hardships. The idiom refers to a fable in [[列子|列子|lie4 zi3]] about an old man who was determined to level the mountains blocking his door; his sincerity eventually moved the gods to remove them.
- 移除 yíchú to removeto move something away; to get rid of; to delete
- 移入 yírù to move in; to immigrateto move into a place; to immigrate or undergo naturalization
- 移动性 yídòngxìng mobilitythe state or quality of being mobile; movability
- 挪移 nuóyí to moveTo move or displace an object; to shift location; to change residence or post
- 移风易俗 yífēngyìsú to reform customs(idiom) to transform old habits and traditions; to improve social customs and local practices
- 移送 yísòng to transferto transfer a person, case, or documents to another department for handling; often used in legal or official contexts
- 移情别恋 yíqíngbiéliàn to fall in love with someone elseTo shift one's affection or love to a new person; to change one's feelings to another sweetheart.
- 飘移 piāoyí to driftTo float or move slowly with the wind or water; to drift
- 滑移 huáyí to slipto slip, slide, or drift
- 移情 yíqíng empathyThe attribution of one's own feelings to an object or others, especially in aesthetics.
- 游移 yóuyí to waverto waver or vacillate; to be indecisive and unable to make up one's mind
- 移动式 yídòngshì mobilemobile or movable; not fixed in one place
- 运移 yùnyí migrationto migrate; migration (especially of geological substances like oil or gas)
- 移步 yíbù to moveto move one's steps; to walk; often used politely to ask someone to move to another location
- 移花接木 yíhuājiēmù to graft flowersto graft a flowering branch onto another tree or plant
- 移去 yíqù to move awayto move something away or remove it from its position
- 移转 yízhuǎn to transferto shift or move from one place to another; to legally hand over rights, obligations, or property to another person
- 斗转星移 dǒuzhuǎnxīngyí passage of timeDescribes the stars including [[北斗星|北斗星|bei3 dou3 xing1]] changing position to signify the passing of time or the changing of seasons; often used to convey that many years have passed or things have changed greatly
- 后移 hòuyí backshifting; retropositionto move backward; the process of shifting something towards the back or to a rear position (often used in linguistics or technical contexts)
- 转移阵地 zhuǎnyízhèndì to relocateto move a base of operations or military position; to evacuate and reposition to a new location
- 本性难移 běnxìngnányí nature is hard to changeIt is hard to change one's essential nature; a proverb meaning a person's character remains the same
- 搬移 bānyí to moveto move something from one place to another; to relocate or move house
- 贫贱不能移 pínjiànbùnéngyí unshaken by povertyto remain true to one's principles and ambitions despite being poor and of low status; often used to describe a person of high integrity
- 游移不定 yóuyíbùdìng to vacillateto waver or hesitate; to be indecisive or constantly change one's mind
- 大陆漂移 dàlùpiāoyí continental driftThe gradual movement of the Earth's continents relative to each other over geological time
- 移用 yíyòng to divert or repurposeTo divert or use funds, materials, or methods for a purpose other than their original or designated one; to misappropriate, embezzle, or adapt for another use
- 可移植性 kěyízhíxìng portabilitythe ability of software or a program to be moved from one system or environment to another
- 移防 yífáng to change garrison(of troops) to be shifted or moved to a new location for garrison duty
- 移植性 yízhíxìng portabilityThe quality of being easily moved from one system or environment to another, especially in computing.
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH