Definition
挪窝 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to move (to another place)', literally 'to move one's nest'. It's colloquial and often implies relocating one's home or workplace. When splitting, the verb 挪 and the object 窝 can be separated by aspect markers (了, 过) or measure words, e.g., 挪了窝 ('moved house'), 挪过三次窝 ('moved three times'). The word also has a dialectal sense: a new mother moving to her parents' home after childbirth.
v.o.
to move (to another place)to move house(dialect) to move to the parental home after childbirth (for a new mother)
Examples
- 挪窝。Tā dǎsuàn míngnián nuó wō dào jiāoqū qù zhù.He plans to move to the suburbs next year.
- ，。Wǒ zài zhè zhù le shí nián, cónglái méi nuó guò wō.I've lived here for ten years and never moved.
- 挪窝。Tā shēng wán háizi jiù huí niángjiā nuó wō le.After giving birth, she went back to her parents' home to stay (move to parental home).
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