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to be known far and wide / to be well-known
HSK 7-9
far-reaching / broad / ambitious / promising
long-term / long-range
HSK 6
astronomical telescope
to fly high and run far (idiom); to leave in a hurry for a distance place
He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects). / Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.
tranquility yields transcendence (idiom); quiet life of profound study / cf Still waters run deep.
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *远* | 远* | *远
far / distant / remote / (intensifier in a comparison) by far / much (lower etc)
HSK 1
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  *远* | 远* | *远
to distance oneself from (classical)
forever / eternal
HSK 2
letter from afar (literary)
triple jump (athletics) / hop, skip and jump
to stand tall and see far (idiom); taking the long and broad view / acute foresight
a heavy load and a long road / fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects, 8.7)
far-reaching / profound and long-lasting
HSK 7-9
remote / far from civilization
HSK 7-9
to have a future full of promise
to drift apart / to become estranged / to alienate / estrangement
known far and wide (idiom)
old / ancient / far away
metastasis
standing long jump
long time ago / distant / far away
for ever and ever
to travel a great distance by sea or air / voyage / long-haul flight
Far East (loanword)
far away / a distant location
HSK 6
to exceed by far; to greatly surpass
Fuyuan, a county-level city in Jiamusi City 佳木斯市, Heilongjiang
Hubble Space Telescope
to show respect from a distance (idiom) / to remain at a respectful distance
HSK 7-9
China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO) (abbr. for 中國遠洋運輸|中国远洋运输)
Weiyuan county in Neijiang 內江|内江, Sichuan
Anyuan, a county in Ganzhou City 贛州市|赣州市, Jiangxi
to digress / to get sidetracked / to go off on a tangent
as far as the eye can see
long-term considerations / to take the long view
long-term strategy
a distant relative
to fade into the distance / (fig.) to peter out / to fade away
very far away
HSK 7-9
Jingyuan, a county in Baiyin City 白銀市|白银市, Gansu
gradually proceed, gradually get further apart
to cast far from oneself / to leave sb far behind / to outdistance
distant; remote (spatially or in time)
lofty ideal
to gaze afar / to look into the distance
lit. distant water does not cure present thirst; fig. urgent need / a slow remedy does not address immediate needs
distant seas / the open ocean (far from the coast)
to gaze into the distance
a remote ancestor
distant place
HSK 5
Weiyuan county in Neijiang 內江|内江, Sichuan
radio telescope
distantly related / remote affinity
long-distance
Ningyuan, a county in Yongzhou City 永州市, Hunan
Pingyuan, a county in Meizhou City 梅州市, Guangdong
an expedition, esp. military / march to remote regions
the far end (of an object) / remote (i.e. operating from a distance or over a computer network) / (anatomy) distal
to be far from / to keep away from
HSK 6
guest from afar
A relative afar is less use than a close neighbor (idiom). Take whatever help is on hand, even from strangers.
telescope (CL:); binoculars (CL:)
HSK 7-9
long-distance / long-haul
very far away
to bite off more than one can chew (idiom) / to aim too high
distantly related / a distant relative
Endō (Japanese surname)
to come from far away
distant / by far
HSK 6
to extend all over the globe (idiom) / far-reaching
make light of traveling a thousand li / go to the trouble of traveling a long distance
to set sail on a voyage to a distant place / (fig.) to undertake a great mission
it's a very long journey to get there
to pay careful attention to one's parents' funerary rites
the poor are ignored in the busiest city; the rich will find relatives in the deepest mountain
stinking reputation / notorious far and wide
binoculars
the Crusades
poles apart (idiom) / entirely different
refracting telescope
a well-thought out long-term strategy
distant; remote
HSK 7-9
high beam (headlights)
furthest / most distant / at maximum distance
far and near / distance
an estranged person / sb who is alienated / people far from home
to marry a man who lives in a distant place
to sell to faraway lands
farsighted / hyperopia or hypermetropia (farsightedness)
scenery in the distance / long-term prospects / (photography) long shot
to telecommute; to work remotely
a long journey / far from home
Dingyuan, a county in Chuzhou City 滁州市, Anhui
to keep at a distance / to forsake

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