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远
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Definitions
- 1. to distance oneself from (classical)
Example Sentences
1 shown永 远 。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 远
Yuan'an county in Yichang 宜昌[yí chāng], Hubei
distantly related
foresight
Dingyuan county in Chuzhou 滁州[chú zhōu], Anhui
to cast far from oneself
to control from a distance (idiom)
Telescopium (constellation)
binoculars
to go far
(bird species of China) Manchurian reed warbler (Acrocephalus tangorum)
(astronomy) apoapsis
high beam (headlights)
(bird species of China) Manchurian bush warbler (Horornis borealis)
gradually proceed, gradually get further apart
profound
forward contract (finance)
remote
He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).
long-distance
far from the center
(fame) spreads far and wide
lit. source is distant and the flow is long (idiom); fig. sth goes back to the dim and distant past
far from it being so (idiom)
a distant relative
as far as the eye can see
Hubble Space Telescope
letter from afar (literary)
antiquity
to set sail on a voyage to a distant place
Anyuan county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州[gàn zhōu], Jiangxi
a long journey
expeditionary force
distant
Pingyuan county in Meizhou 梅州[méi zhōu], Guangdong
a long-term plan
to drift apart
to come from far away
to travel a great distance by sea or air
Far East (loanword)
far away
long-term strategy
Yuan'an county in Yichang 宜昌[yí chāng], Hubei
aphelion, the furthest point of a planet in elliptic orbit to the sun
see 渺遠|渺远[miǎo yuǎn]
distant
to travel far
distant descendants
lit. distant water does not cure present thirst; fig. urgent need
Huaiyuan county in Bengbu 蚌埠[bèng bù], Anhui
far from solved
stinking reputation
(to go to) distant parts
Kaiyuan, county-level city in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan
Anyuan county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州[gàn zhōu], Jiangxi
Ningyuan county in Yongzhou 永州[yǒng zhōu], Hunan
excursion
distant seas
point at infinity (math.)
water in a distant place is of little use in putting out a fire right here
heaven
Huaiyuan county in Bengbu 蚌埠[bèng bù], Anhui
to leave office for a high and distant place (idiom); to retire and place oneself above the fray
thousands of miles away
to fade into the distance
foresight
(polite) excuse me for not going out to meet you
Fuyuan county in Kiamusze or Jiamusi city 佳木斯[jiā mù sī], Heilongjiang
radio telescope
far-reaching
to stand tall and see far (idiom); taking the long and broad view
to exceed by far
telescopic sight; scope (on a rifle)
a remote ancestor
to sell to faraway lands
Zhaoyuan, county-level city in Yantai 煙台|烟台[yān tái], Shandong
Torobiawan, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
long-term
Weiyuan county in Neijiang 內江|内江[nèi jiāng], Sichuan
Jingyuan county in Baiyin 白銀|白银[bái yín], Gansu
long-term considerations
surpassing by far
to travel to (a distant place)
Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis)
Zhenyuan county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[qián dōng nán zhōu], Guizhou
A relative afar is less use than a close neighbor (idiom). Take whatever help is on hand, even from strangers.
the Crusades
Jerry Yang (1968-), Taiwan-US millionaire and creator of Yahoo
Jingyuan county in Baiyin 白銀|白银[bái yín], Gansu
very far away
an expedition, esp. military
to travel across the oceans
the far end (of an object)
former Suiyuan province in Inner Mongolia and Shanxi
apogee
long and arduous journey (idiom)
Zhaoyuan, county-level city in Yantai 煙台|烟台[yān tái], Shandong
remote and faraway
poles apart (idiom)
tranquility yields transcendence (idiom); quiet life of profound study
long-term
forever
prospect
long-distance
indirect cause
to pay careful attention to one's parents' funerary rites
known far and wide (idiom)
Qingyuan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong
Dingyuan county in Chuzhou 滁州[chú zhōu], Anhui
Li Huaiyuan (-756), senior Tang dynasty official
distantly remote
lit. a nobleman stays clear of the kitchen (idiom, from Mencius)
impractical
ancient
(courteous expression) you have made a long and exhausting journey
long time ago
Weiyuan county in Neijiang 內江|内江[nèi jiāng], Sichuan
remote
distant
Yuan T. Lee (1936-), Taiwanese-born Chemist and Nobel Prize winner in 1986
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]
to fly high and run far (idiom); to leave in a hurry for a distance place
an estranged person
to gaze into the distance
long distance missile
deep
lofty
to show respect from a distance (idiom)
off-site monitoring
Fuyuan county in Kiamusze or Jiamusi city 佳木斯[jiā mù sī], Heilongjiang
to digress
Pingyuan county in Meizhou 梅州[méi zhōu], Guangdong
guest from afar
triple jump (athletics)
very far away
Kaiyuan, county-level city in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan
Qingyuan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong province
lofty ideal
telnet
Huiyuan Monastery in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县[dào fú xiàn], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan
far-reaching ambition
to be known far and wide
simple words with a profound meaning (idiom)
Zhenyuan county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[qián dōng nán zhōu], Guizhou
lit. deep plans and distant thoughts
to respect Gods and demons from a distance (idiom); to remain at a respectful distance
a well-thought out long-term strategy
Ningyuan county in Yongzhou 永州[yǒng zhōu], Hunan
distant; faraway; remote
standing long jump
Bolshoi Ussuriisk Island in the Heilongjiang or Amur river, at mouth of the Ussuri River opposite Khabarovsk
metastasis
RMON
ancient history
a heavy load and a long road
near and distant relatives
the monk coming from afar is good at reading scriptures (idiom)
to telecommute; to work remotely
the poor are ignored in the busiest city; the rich will find relatives in the deepest mountain
to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)
far-reaching
see 遠水救不了近火|远水救不了近火[yuǎn shuǐ jiù bu liǎo jìn huǒ]
for ever and ever
(bird species of China) Japanese tit (Parus minor)
remote
visionary and sagacious (idiom)
to extend all over the globe (idiom)
make light of traveling a thousand li
furthest
inferior
outer suburbs
distal cytoplasm
to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)
distantly related
far and near
long jump (athletics)
to cross (the wide ocean)
binoculars
to gaze afar
to stand tall and see far (idiom); taking the long and broad view
Torobiawan, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
to have a future full of promise
to keep at a distance
the implied message is deep (idiom); having deep implications
lit. the sky is high and the emperor is far away (idiom)
to be far from
farsighted
distant place