relocated

/ˌriːloʊˈkeɪtɪd/· verb

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Chinese meaning

搬迁;迁居(relocate 的过去式)

搬bān到dào新xīn地dì方fāng;迁qiān居jū

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举jǔ家jiā搬bān迁qiān,陪péi妻qī子zǐ在zài剑jiàn桥qiáo读dú硕shuò士shì

Example

We relocated so my wife could get her master's degree at Cambridge University.

我们搬迁是为了让我妻子能在剑桥大学攻读硕士学位。

Source: Business Insider · 7 Jul 2026

Background ✎

一yī对duì夫fū妇fù为wèi妻qī子zǐ在zài剑jiàn桥qiáo大dà学xué攻gōng读dú硕shuò士shì学xué位wèi而ér搬bān家jiā,经jīng济jì拮jié据jū、丈zhàng夫fū独dú自zì承chéng担dān家jiā务wù。

Roots · etymology

源自 re-(重新)+locate(选定地点)

  • re-(重新)+ locate(选定地点)+ -ed

Collocations

  • relocate to / relocate overseas / relocate a family

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