搬
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bān · to move, to remove, to shift, to transfer

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HSK 2.0 · Level 3HSK 3.0 · Level 3Frequency #2254
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13Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 搬

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bānWords pronounced bān
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Example sentences

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Wǒ xià gè yuè yào bān jiā le.我下个月要搬家了。

I am moving next month.

Source: Tatoeba #425566 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yì nián zhī hòu tā bān zǒu le.一年之后他搬走了。

He moved away after a year.

Source: Tatoeba #9839457 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ mén qù nián bān jiā le.我們去年搬家了。

We moved house last year.

Source: Tatoeba #2737431 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Xià zhè mó dà de yǔ, yě bāng wǒ mén bān jiā, tā rén zhēn hǎo!下這麼大的雨,也幫我們搬家,他人真好!

How kind of him to help us move on such a rainy day!

Source: Tatoeba #417788 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā bān dào le wǒ jiā fù jìn.他搬到了我家附近。

He moved into my neighborhood.

Source: Tatoeba #833192 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā bān le jiā.他搬了家。

He's moved away.

Source: Tatoeba #10336110 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 搬 in context

  1. Say bān, then recall the core meaning: to move, to remove, to shift, to transfer.
  2. Write all 13 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 搬家 (bān jiā), meaning “to move house”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 搬 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.