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  1. 1. to distance oneself from (classical)

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Words Containing 远

任重道远
rèn zhòng dào yuǎn

a heavy load and a long road

偏远
piān yuǎn

remote

敬而远之
jìng ér yuǎn zhī

to show respect from a distance (idiom)

望远镜
wàng yuǎn jìng

binoculars

永远
yǒng yuǎn

forever

深远
shēn yuǎn

far-reaching

老远
lǎo yuǎn

very far away

跳远
tiào yuǎn

long jump (athletics)

遥远
yáo yuǎn

distant

远方
yuǎn fāng

far away

远程
yuǎn chéng

remote

远处
yuǎn chù

distant place

远见
yuǎn jiàn

foresight

远近闻名
yuǎn jìn wén míng

to be known far and wide

远远
yuǎn yuǎn

distant

远离
yuǎn lí

to be far from

边远
biān yuǎn

far from the center

长远
cháng yuǎn

long-term

三级跳远
sān jí tiào yuǎn

triple jump (athletics)

不远千里
bù yuǎn qiān lǐ

make light of traveling a thousand li

久远
jiǔ yuǎn

ancient

人无远虑,必有近忧
rén wú yuǎn lǜ , bì yǒu jìn yōu

He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).

僻远
pì yuǎn

remote and faraway

前程远大
qián chéng yuǎn dà

to have a future full of promise

十字军远征
shí zì jūn yuǎn zhēng

the Crusades

君子远庖厨
jūn zǐ yuàn páo chú

lit. a nobleman stays clear of the kitchen (idiom, from Mencius)

哆啰美远
duō luō měi yuǎn

Torobiawan, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan

哆啰美远族
duō luō měi yuǎn zú

Torobiawan, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan

哈伯太空望远镜
hā bó tài kōng wàng yuǎn jìng

Hubble Space Telescope

大老远
dà lǎo yuǎn

very far away

天差地远
tiān chā dì yuǎn

poles apart (idiom)

天高皇帝远
tiān gāo huáng dì yuǎn

lit. the sky is high and the emperor is far away (idiom)

好高骛远
hào gāo wù yuǎn

to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)

威远
wēi yuǎn

Weiyuan county in Neijiang 內江|内江[nèi jiāng], Sichuan

威远县
wēi yuǎn xiàn

Weiyuan county in Neijiang 內江|内江[nèi jiāng], Sichuan

安远
ān yuǎn

Anyuan county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州[gàn zhōu], Jiangxi

安远县
ān yuǎn xiàn

Anyuan county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州[gàn zhōu], Jiangxi

定远
dìng yuǎn

Dingyuan county in Chuzhou 滁州[chú zhōu], Anhui

定远县
dìng yuǎn xiàn

Dingyuan county in Chuzhou 滁州[chú zhōu], Anhui

寓意深远
yù yì shēn yuǎn

the implied message is deep (idiom); having deep implications

宁远
níng yuǎn

Ningyuan county in Yongzhou 永州[yǒng zhōu], Hunan

宁远县
níng yuǎn xiàn

Ningyuan county in Yongzhou 永州[yǒng zhōu], Hunan

宁静致远
níng jìng zhì yuǎn

tranquility yields transcendence (idiom); quiet life of profound study

射电望远镜
shè diàn wàng yuǎn jìng

radio telescope

山长水远
shān cháng shuǐ yuǎn

long and arduous journey (idiom)

差远
chà yuǎn

inferior

平远
píng yuǎn

Pingyuan county in Meizhou 梅州[méi zhōu], Guangdong

平远县
píng yuǎn xiàn

Pingyuan county in Meizhou 梅州[méi zhōu], Guangdong

悠远
yōu yuǎn

long time ago

惠远寺
huì yuǎn sì

Huiyuan Monastery in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县[dào fú xiàn], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan

慎终追远
shèn zhōng zhuī yuǎn

to pay careful attention to one's parents' funerary rites

怀远
huái yuǎn

Huaiyuan county in Bengbu 蚌埠[bèng bù], Anhui

怀远县
huái yuǎn xiàn

Huaiyuan county in Bengbu 蚌埠[bèng bù], Anhui

扯远
chě yuǎn

to digress

招远
zhāo yuǎn

Zhaoyuan, county-level city in Yantai 煙台|烟台[yān tái], Shandong

招远市
zhāo yuǎn shì

Zhaoyuan, county-level city in Yantai 煙台|烟台[yān tái], Shandong

扬帆远航
yáng fān yuǎn háng

to set sail on a voyage to a distant place

抚远
fǔ yuǎn

Fuyuan county in Kiamusze or Jiamusi city 佳木斯[jiā mù sī], Heilongjiang

抚远三角洲
fǔ yuǎn sān jiǎo zhōu

Bolshoi Ussuriisk Island in the Heilongjiang or Amur river, at mouth of the Ussuri River opposite Khabarovsk

抚远县
fǔ yuǎn xiàn

Fuyuan county in Kiamusze or Jiamusi city 佳木斯[jiā mù sī], Heilongjiang

敬鬼神而远之
jìng guǐ shén ér yuǎn zhī

to respect Gods and demons from a distance (idiom); to remain at a respectful distance

最远
zuì yuǎn

furthest

有失远迎
yǒu shī yuǎn yíng

(polite) excuse me for not going out to meet you

望远瞄准镜
wàng yuǎn miáo zhǔn jìng

telescopic sight; scope (on a rifle)

望远镜座
wàng yuǎn jìng zuò

Telescopium (constellation)

李怀远
lǐ huái yuǎn

Li Huaiyuan (-756), senior Tang dynasty official

李远哲
lǐ yuǎn zhé

Yuan T. Lee (1936-), Taiwanese-born Chemist and Nobel Prize winner in 1986

杨致远
yáng zhì yuǎn

Jerry Yang (1968-), Taiwan-US millionaire and creator of Yahoo

极目远望
jí mù yuǎn wàng

as far as the eye can see

历史久远
lì shǐ jiǔ yuǎn

ancient history

永永远远
yǒng yǒng yuǎn yuǎn

for ever and ever

深谋远虑
shēn móu yuǎn lǜ

lit. deep plans and distant thoughts

深谋远略
shēn móu yuǎn lüe4

a well-thought out long-term strategy

渊远
yuān yuǎn

deep

清远
qīng yuǎn

Qingyuan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong

清远市
qīng yuǎn shì

Qingyuan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong province

渺远
miǎo yuǎn

distantly remote

源远流长
yuán yuǎn liú cháng

lit. source is distant and the flow is long (idiom); fig. sth goes back to the dim and distant past

渐行渐远
jiàn xíng jiàn yuǎn

gradually proceed, gradually get further apart

无穷远点
wú qióng yuǎn diǎn

point at infinity (math.)

无远弗届
wú yuǎn fú jiè

to extend all over the globe (idiom)

玄远
xuán yuǎn

profound

甩远
shuǎi yuǎn

to cast far from oneself

疏远
shū yuǎn

to drift apart

登高望远
dēng gāo wàng yuǎn

to stand tall and see far (idiom); taking the long and broad view

穷在闹市无人问,富在深山有远亲
qióng zài nào shì wú rén wèn , fù zài shēn shān yǒu yuǎn qīn

the poor are ignored in the busiest city; the rich will find relatives in the deepest mountain

立定跳远
lì dìng tiào yuǎn

standing long jump

绥远省
suí yuǎn shěng

former Suiyuan province in Inner Mongolia and Shanxi

绵远
mián yuǎn

remote

臭名远扬
chòu míng yuǎn yáng

stinking reputation

言近旨远
yán jìn zhǐ yuǎn

simple words with a profound meaning (idiom)

贵远贱近
guì yuǎn jiàn jìn

to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)

路途遥远
lù tú yáo yuǎn

distant

迂远
yū yuǎn

impractical

远人
yuǎn rén

an estranged person

远来的和尚会念经
yuǎn lái de hé shang huì niàn jīng

the monk coming from afar is good at reading scriptures (idiom)

远光灯
yuǎn guāng dēng

high beam (headlights)

远劳
yuǎn láo

(courteous expression) you have made a long and exhausting journey

远古
yuǎn gǔ

antiquity

远因
yuǎn yīn

indirect cause

远地点
yuǎn dì diǎn

apogee

远大
yuǎn dà

far-reaching

远大理想
yuǎn dà lǐ xiǎng

lofty ideal

远天
yuǎn tiān

heaven

远安
yuǎn ān

Yuan'an county in Yichang 宜昌[yí chāng], Hubei

远安县
yuǎn ān xiàn

Yuan'an county in Yichang 宜昌[yí chāng], Hubei

远客
yuǎn kè

guest from afar

远征
yuǎn zhēng

an expedition, esp. military

远征军
yuǎn zhēng jūn

expeditionary force

远志
yuǎn zhì

far-reaching ambition

远虑
yuǎn lǜ

long-term considerations

远房
yuǎn fáng

distantly related

远拱点
yuǎn gǒng diǎn

(astronomy) apoapsis

远扬
yuǎn yáng

(fame) spreads far and wide

远方来鸿
yuǎn fāng lái hóng

letter from afar (literary)

远日点
yuǎn rì diǎn

aphelion, the furthest point of a planet in elliptic orbit to the sun

远景
yuǎn jǐng

prospect

远望
yuǎn wàng

to gaze afar

远期
yuǎn qī

long-term

远期合约
yuǎn qī hé yuē

forward contract (finance)

远未解决
yuǎn wèi jiě jué

far from solved

远东
yuǎn dōng

Far East (loanword)

远东山雀
yuǎn dōng shān què

(bird species of China) Japanese tit (Parus minor)

远东树莺
yuǎn dōng shù yīng

(bird species of China) Manchurian bush warbler (Horornis borealis)

远东苇莺
yuǎn dōng wěi yīng

(bird species of China) Manchurian reed warbler (Acrocephalus tangorum)

远东豹
yuǎn dōng bào

Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis)

远水不救近火
yuǎn shuǐ bù jiù jìn huǒ

see 遠水救不了近火|远水救不了近火[yuǎn shuǐ jiù bu liǎo jìn huǒ]

远水不解近渴
yuǎn shuǐ bù jiě jìn kě

lit. distant water does not cure present thirst; fig. urgent need

远水救不了近火
yuǎn shuǐ jiù bu liǎo jìn huǒ

water in a distant place is of little use in putting out a fire right here

远洋
yuǎn yáng

distant seas

远涉
yuǎn shè

to cross (the wide ocean)

远渡重洋
yuǎn dù chóng yáng

to travel across the oceans

远略
yuǎn lüe4

long-term strategy

远眺
yuǎn tiào

to gaze into the distance

远祖
yuǎn zǔ

a remote ancestor

远程导弹
yuǎn chéng dǎo dàn

long distance missile

远程登录
yuǎn chéng dēng lù

telnet

远程监控
yuǎn chéng jiān kòng

RMON

远端
yuǎn duān

the far end (of an object)

远端工作
yuǎn duān gōng zuò

to telecommute; to work remotely

远端胞浆
yuǎn duān bāo jiāng

distal cytoplasm

远端转移
yuǎn duān zhuǎn yí

metastasis

远缘
yuǎn yuán

distantly related

远胄
yuǎn zhòu

distant descendants

远航
yuǎn háng

to travel a great distance by sea or air

远行
yuǎn xíng

a long journey

远见卓识
yuǎn jiàn zhuó shí

visionary and sagacious (idiom)

远视
yuǎn shì

farsighted

远亲
yuǎn qīn

a distant relative

远亲不如近邻
yuǎn qīn bù rú jìn lín

A relative afar is less use than a close neighbor (idiom). Take whatever help is on hand, even from strangers.

远谋
yuǎn móu

a long-term plan

远识
yuǎn shí

foresight

远走高飞
yuǎn zǒu gāo fēi

to go far

远赴
yuǎn fù

to travel to (a distant place)

远超过
yuǎn chāo guò

to exceed by far

远足
yuǎn zú

excursion

远距离
yuǎn jù lí

long-distance

远距离监视
yuǎn jù lí jiān shì

off-site monitoring

远近
yuǎn jìn

far and near

远近皆知
yuǎn jìn jiē zhī

known far and wide (idiom)

远途
yuǎn tú

long-distance

远逝
yuǎn shì

to fade into the distance

远游
yuǎn yóu

to travel far

远道而来
yuǎn dào ér lái

to come from far away

远远超过
yuǎn yuǎn chāo guò

surpassing by far

远避
yuǎn bì

to keep at a distance

远郊
yuǎn jiāo

outer suburbs

远销
yuǎn xiāo

to sell to faraway lands

远门
yuǎn mén

(to go to) distant parts

远门近枝
yuǎn mén jìn zhī

near and distant relatives

远隔千里
yuǎn gé qiān lǐ

thousands of miles away

远非如此
yuǎn fēi rú cǐ

far from it being so (idiom)

辽远
liáo yuǎn

distant; faraway; remote

邈远
miǎo yuǎn

see 渺遠|渺远[miǎo yuǎn]

镇远
zhèn yuǎn

Zhenyuan county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[qián dōng nán zhōu], Guizhou

镇远县
zhèn yuǎn xiàn

Zhenyuan county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[qián dōng nán zhōu], Guizhou

长辔远驭
cháng pèi yuǎn yù

to control from a distance (idiom)

开远
kāi yuǎn

Kaiyuan, county-level city in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan

开远市
kāi yuǎn shì

Kaiyuan, county-level city in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan

双筒望远镜
shuāng tǒng wàng yuǎn jìng

binoculars

靖远
jìng yuǎn

Jingyuan county in Baiyin 白銀|白银[bái yín], Gansu

靖远县
jìng yuǎn xiàn

Jingyuan county in Baiyin 白銀|白银[bái yín], Gansu

马致远
mǎ zhì yuǎn

Ma Zhiyuan (c. 1250-1321), Yuan dynasty dramatist in the 雜劇|杂剧[zá jù] tradition of musical comedy, one of the Four Great Yuan Dramatists 元曲四大家[yuán qǔ sì dà jiā]

高瞻远瞩
gāo zhān yuǎn zhǔ

to stand tall and see far (idiom); taking the long and broad view

高举远蹈
gāo jǔ yuǎn dǎo

to leave office for a high and distant place (idiom); to retire and place oneself above the fray

高远
gāo yuǎn

lofty

高飞远走
gāo fēi yuǎn zǒu

to fly high and run far (idiom); to leave in a hurry for a distance place