Usage of the character 移

to move
to shift
to change
to alter
to remove

yízhí

移植

[移植]

to transplant

yíkāi

移开

[移開]

to move away

piānyí

偏移

[偏移]

displacement
deviation
offset

yídòng

移动

[移動]

to move
movement
migration
mobile
portable

bùyí

不移

[不移]

steadfast
inalienable

yíshī

移师

[移師]

to move troops to
(fig.) to move to
to shift to

piāoyí

飘移

[飄移]

to drift

yíshí

移时

[移時]

for a while

yíjī

移机

[移機]

to relocate a piece of equipment (air conditioner etc)

yíwèi

移位

[移位]

to shift
shift
translocation
displacement
(medicine) dislocation

yíqíng

移情

[移情]

to redirect one's affections
(of literature etc) to cultivate people's character
empathy (i.e. attribution of feelings to an object)
transference (psychology)

yídiào

移调

[移調]

to transpose (music)

zhuǎnyí

转移

[轉移]

to shift; to relocate; to transfer
(fig.) to shift (attention); to change (the subject etc)
(medicine) to metastasize

qiányí

潜移

[潛移]

intangible changes
unnoticed transformation
changes behind the scenes

tuīyí

推移

[推移]

(of time) to elapse or pass
(of a situation) to develop or evolve

yízhù

移住

[移住]

to migrate
to resettle

yígōng

移工

[移工]

(Tw) foreign worker (abbr. for 移住勞工／移住劳工 (yízhùláogōng))

yíjū

移居

[移居]

to migrate
to move to a new place of residence

yóuyí

游移

[游移]

to wander
to shift around
to waver
to vacillate

yíjiāo

移交

[移交]

to transfer
to hand over

yíyòng

移用

[移用]

to use (sth) for a purpose other than its original one; to adapt (tools, methods etc) for another purpose

wèiyí

位移

[位移]

(geometry) displacement (a vector quantity)

tuōyí

拖移

[拖移]

to tow
(computing) to drag

hóngyí

红移

[紅移]

red shift (astronomy)

lányí

蓝移

[藍移]

blue shift (astronomy)

yízhí

移殖

[移殖]

variant of 移植 (yízhí)

huáyí

滑移

[滑移]

to slip
to drift

yísòng

移送

[移送]

to transfer (a case, a person, files etc)

yímín

移民

[移民]

to immigrate
to migrate
emigrant
immigrant

yùnyí

运移

[運移]

migration (geology)

yíchú

移除

[移除]

to remove

píngyí

平移

[平移]

translation (geometry)

yíqù

移去

[移去]

to move away

yízāi

移栽

[移栽]

to transplant (horticulture, agriculture)

piāoyí

漂移

[漂移]

to drift

bānyí

搬移

[搬移]

to move (house)
to relocate
removals

yíjiè

移借

[移借]

to put to a different use
to borrow
(linguistics) borrowing

yízhuǎn

移转

[移轉]

to shift
to transfer

shūyí

输移

[輸移]

(sediment) transport

qiānyí

迁移

[遷移]

to migrate
to move

yízhíxìng

移植性

[移植性]

portability

yímíngōng

移民工

[移民工]

migrant worker

yídòngxìng

移动性

[移動性]

mobility

yíyèqì

移液器

[移液器]

pipette

yíshānzhì

移山志

[移山志]

the will to move mountains
fig. high ambitions

yímínjú

移民局

[移民局]

immigration office

yímínzhě

移民者

[移民者]

migrant
immigrant

kěyízhí

可移植

[可移植]

portable (programming language)

yídòngshì

移动式

[移動式]

mobile

shùnjiānzhuǎnyí

瞬间转移

[瞬間轉移]

teleportation

jùliàngzhuǎnyí

巨量转移

[巨量轉移]

mass transfer (in LED panel manufacturing)

yíhuājiēmù

移花接木

[移花接木]

lit. to graft flowers onto a tree (idiom)
fig. to surreptitiously substitute one thing for another

quèzáobùyí

确凿不移

[確鑿不移]

established and irrefutable (idiom)

dàlùpiāoyí

大陆漂移

[大陸漂移]

continental drift

chéngkǎoyímín

成考移民

[成考移民]

mandatory college exam for immigrants

yìniànyíwù

意念移物

[意念移物]

telekinesis

èxìngzhuǎnyí

恶性转移

[惡性轉移]

(medicine) metastasis

qiānjūyímín

迁居移民

[遷居移民]

immigration

yífēngyìsú

移风易俗

[移風易俗]

(idiom) to reform habits and customs

zhuǎnyízhīfù

转移支付

[轉移支付]

transfer payment (payment from government or private sector for which no good or service is required in return)

xīnzàngyízhí

心脏移殖

[心臟移殖]

heart transplant

yídòngshèbèi

移动设备

[移動設備]

mobile device (smartphone, tablet, etc)

yúgōngyíshān

愚公移山

[愚公移山]

the old man moves mountains (idiom); fig. where there's a will, there's a way

yíshāndǎohǎi

移山倒海

[移山倒海]

lit. to move mountains and drain seas
to transform nature

wǎngluòqiānyí

网络迁移

[網絡遷移]

network migration

zhuǎnyí'ānzhì

转移安置

[轉移安置]

to relocate
to evacuate

yuǎnduānzhuǎnyí

远端转移

[遠端轉移]

metastasis

jiāndìngbùyí

坚定不移

[堅定不移]

unswerving
unflinching

yíqíngbiéliàn

移情别恋

[移情別戀]

change of affection, shift of love (idiom); to change one's feelings to another love
to fall in love with sb else

xísúyíxìng

习俗移性

[習俗移性]

one's habits change with long custom

cùnbùnányí

寸步难移

[寸步難移]

see 寸步難行／寸步难行 (cùnbùnánxíng)

yóuyíbùdìng

游移不定

[游移不定]

to oscillate without pause (idiom)
to fluctuate
(of thoughts) to wander
to waver

yídòngdiànhuà

移动电话

[移動電話]

mobile telephone

xīngyí Dǒuzhuǎn

星移斗转

[星移斗轉]

lit. the Big Dipper 北斗星 ( Běidǒuxīng) has turned and the stars have moved
time flies
also written 斗轉星移／斗转星移 ( Dǒuzhuǎnxīngyí)

yísòngfǎbàn

移送法办

[移送法辦]

to bring to justice; to hand over to the law

zhuǎnyíshìxiàn

转移视线

[轉移視線]

to shift one's eyes
(fig.) to shift one's attention
to divert attention

gǔsuǐyízhí

骨髓移植

[骨髓移植]

(medicine) bone marrow transplant

Dǒuzhuǎnxīngyí

斗转星移

[斗轉星移]

lit. the Big Dipper 北斗星 ( Běidǒuxīng) has turned and the stars have moved
time flies
also written 星移斗轉／星移斗转 (xīngyí Dǒuzhuǎn)

kěyízhíxìng

可移植性

[可移植性]

portability (programming language)

yídòngyìngpán

移动硬盘

[移動硬盤]

portable hard drive; external hard drive

yízhíshǒushù

移植手术

[移植手術]

(organ) transplant operation

tóuzīyímín

投资移民

[投資移民]

investment immigration
immigrant investor

běnxìngnányí

本性难移

[本性難移]

It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.
Can the leopard change his spots? (Jeremiah 13:23)

kuǎnyǔyíshí

款语移时

[款語移時]

to talk slowly and in depth (idiom)

qiányímòhuà

潜移默化

[潛移默化]

imperceptible influence
to influence secretly

qìguānyízhí

器官移殖

[器官移殖]

organ transplant

zhuǎnyízhèndì

转移阵地

[轉移陣地]

to move one's base (of operations)
to reposition
to relocate

pínjiànbùnéngyí

贫贱不能移

[貧賤不能移]

not shaken by poverty
to preserve one's ambitions although destitute

qiányíshìchāchē

前移式叉车

[前移式叉車]

reach truck

yídòngpíngjūnxiàn

移动平均线

[移動平均線]

moving average (in financial analysis)

yídòngshìdiànhuà

移动式电话

[移動式電話]

mobile telephone

yídòngtōngxìnwǎngluò

移动通信网络

[移動通信網絡]

cell phone network

Zhōngguó Yídòng Tōngxìn

中国移动通信

[中國移動通信]

China Mobile (PRC state telecommunications company)

yídòngpíngjūnxiànzhǐbiāo

移动平均线指标

[移動平均線指標]

moving average index (used in financial analysis)

jiāngshānyìgǎibǐngxìngnányí

江山易改禀性难移

[江山易改稟性難移]

rivers and mountains are easy to change, man's character much harder

jiāngshānyìgǎi,běnxìngnányí

江山易改，本性难移

[江山易改，本性難移]

it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to alter one's character (idiom)
you can't change who you are
Can the leopard change his spots?

guānzhuàngdòngmàipánglùyízhíshǒushù

冠状动脉旁路移植手术

[冠狀動脈旁路移植手術]

coronary bypass operation