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