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远

yuǎn

distant, remote, far; profound

Shadow
Strokes
7
Radical
辵
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1
Tone
3

Traditional form: 遠

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Example sentences

  • 我家很远。

    Wǒ jiā hěn yuǎn

    My home is far away.

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  • 不是那么远。

    Bù shì nà me yuǎn

    It's not that far.

    Shadow
  • 她去了远方。

    Tā qù le yuǎn fāng

    She went far away.

    Shadow
  • 她没有走远。

    Tā méi yǒu zǒu yuǎn

    She didn't go far.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 远

  • 远yuǎn 3far; distant; remote; (intensifier in a comparison) by far; much (lower etc)
  • 永远yǒng yuǎn 3–3 → 2–3forever; eternal
  • 跳远tiào yuǎn 4–3 long jump (athletics)
  • 远处yuǎn chù 3–4 distant place
  • 远远yuǎn yuǎn 3–3 → 2–3distant; by far
  • 远离yuǎn lí 3–2 to be far from; to keep away from
  • 遥远yáo yuǎn 2–3 distant; remote
  • 长远cháng yuǎn 2–3 long-term; long-range
  • 远方yuǎn fāng 3–1 far away; a distant location
  • 任重道远rèn zhòng dào yuǎn 4–4–4–3a heavy load and a long road; fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects, 8.7)
  • 远程yuǎn chéng 3–2 remote; long distance; long range
  • 望远镜wàng yuǎn jìng 4–3–4binoculars; telescope