verb HSK 4
bān zǒu
to move away · to move out · to take away

Meaning

This verb means to physically move something or someone away from a location, or to relocate one's residence to another place. It combines the action of moving/carrying (搬) with the direction of departure (走).

Usage

Commonly used when discussing moving residences or removing objects from a place. Can refer to both people moving to a new home and physically carrying things away. Often appears with directional complements and location phrases to specify where someone is moving from or to.

Examples

  1. 01
    他们上个月从这里搬走了。
    Tāmen shàng yuè cóng zhèlǐ bān zǒu le.
    They moved away from here last month.
  2. 02
    请把这些箱子搬走
    Qǐng zhèxiē xiāngzi bān zǒu.
    Please move these boxes away.

Characters

Common collocations

  • 搬走
    bān zǒu le
    moved away (completed action)
  • 从...搬走
    cóng... bān zǒu
    to move away from...
  • 把...搬走
    ... bān zǒu
    to move... away

Antonyms

Origin

Compound directional verb combining 搬 (to move/carry) with the directional complement 走 (away), creating a clear sense of movement away from a location.

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