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title: "Banjia Meaning: 搬家 (bānjiā) Means “to move”"
description: "搬家 (bānjiā) means “to move (house)”. Hear its tones, see what 搬 and 家 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/banjia"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 搬家 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

搬家 bānjiā

## to move (house)

## Its characters

1. 搬 bān to move (house)
2. 家 jiā home

## In a sentence

我们下周六搬家。 We're moving house next Saturday.

[More about 搬家](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%90%AC%E5%AE%B6)

## More words with 搬 or 家

- [搬迁 bānqiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/banqian)
- [厂家 chǎngjiā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changjia)
- [大家 dàjiā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dajia)
- [管家 guǎnjiā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guanjia)
- [国家 guójiā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guojia)
- [好家伙 hǎojiāhuo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/haojiahuo)
- [画家 huàjiā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huajia)
- [家常 jiācháng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiachang)
- [家电 jiādiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiadian)
- [家伙 jiāhuo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiahuo)

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