Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

to shift; to move

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “nuo” becomes a different word in each tone. 挪 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 挪用nuó yòngto shift (funds); to (legitimately) take funds set aside for one purpose in order to use them for another; to embezzle; to misappropriate
  • 挪动nuó dòngto move; to shift
  • 挪开nuó kāito move (sth) aside; to step aside; to move over (when sitting on a bench); to shift (one's gaze)
  • 挪借nuó jièto borrow money for a short time
  • 腾挪téng nuóto move; to shift; to move out of the way; to divert (money etc) to a different purpose

Example Sentence

请帮我把椅子往旁边挪一挪。Qǐng bāng wǒ bǎ yǐ zi wǎng páng biān nuó yi nuó.Please help me move the chair to the side a bit.

Qǐngto askbāngto helpI(marks the object)椅子yǐ zichairwǎngtoward旁边páng biānsidenuóto shiftyionenuóto shift