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HSK
forever / eternal
HSK 2
long-term / long-range
HSK 6
to be far from / to keep away from
HSK 6
far from the center / remote / outlying
HSK 7-9
far away / a distant location
HSK 6
very far away
HSK 7-9
profound / abstruse mystery
(courteous expression) you have made a long and exhausting journey / you will be making a long trip (when asking a favor that involves going to a faraway place)
remote / far from civilization
HSK 7-9
telnet / rlogin / remote login
as far as the eye can see
metastasis
distant place
HSK 5
astronomical telescope
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.
distant / by far
HSK 6
remote / long distance / long range
HSK 7-9
telescope (CL:); binoculars (CL:)
HSK 7-9
to be known far and wide / to be well-known
HSK 7-9
Endō (Japanese surname)
distant; remote
HSK 7-9
inferior / not up to par / to fall far short / to be mistaken
long jump (athletics)
HSK 3
to travel a great distance by sea or air / voyage / long-haul flight
to go the long way round / to take a circuitous route / (of a route) circuitous
far-reaching / profound and long-lasting
HSK 7-9
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  *遠* | 遠* | *遠
far / distant / remote / (intensifier in a comparison) by far / much (lower etc)
HSK 1
to digress / to get sidetracked / to go off on a tangent
antiquity / ancient times
to fly high and run far (idiom); to leave in a hurry for a distance place
the Crusades
lit. the sky is high and the emperor is far away (idiom) / fig. remote places are beyond the reach of the central government
to exceed by far; to greatly surpass
lit. a nobleman stays clear of the kitchen (idiom, from Mencius) / fig. a nobleman who has seen a living animal cannot bear to see it die, hence he keeps away from the kitchen
to set sail on a voyage to a distant place / (fig.) to undertake a great mission
furthest / most distant / at maximum distance
make light of traveling a thousand li / go to the trouble of traveling a long distance
(idiom) long and arduous journey
Yuan'an, a county in Yichang City 宜昌市, Hubei
to telecommute; to work remotely
to bite off more than one can chew (idiom) / to aim too high
Far East (loanword)
to go far / to escape to faraway places
old / ancient / far away
very far away
farsighted / hyperopia or hypermetropia (farsightedness)
the poor are ignored in the busiest city; the rich will find relatives in the deepest mountain
water in a distant place is of little use in putting out a fire right here / (fig.) a slow remedy does not address the current emergency
binoculars
to keep at a distance / to forsake
to stand tall and see far (idiom); taking the long and broad view / acute foresight
foresight / discernment / vision
HSK 7-9
triple jump (athletics) / hop, skip and jump
poles apart (idiom) / entirely different
deep / profound
Weiyuan county in Neijiang 內江|内江, Sichuan
the implied message is deep (idiom); having deep implications
to pay careful attention to one's parents' funerary rites
to stand tall and see far (idiom); taking the long and broad view / acute foresight
to show respect from a distance (idiom) / to remain at a respectful distance
HSK 7-9
Qingyuan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省|广东省
visionary and sagacious (idiom)
a heavy load and a long road / fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects, 8.7)
long time ago / distant / far away
to cross (the wide ocean)
Huaiyuan, a county in Bengbu City 蚌埠市, Anhui
Zhaoyuan, a county-level city in Yantai City 煙台市|烟台市, Shandong
lit. deep plans and distant thoughts / to plan far ahead (idiom)
high beam (headlights)
long-term / at a fixed date in the future (e.g. for repayment) / abbr. for 遠期合約|远期合约
to exceed by far / to outclass
long-distance / long-haul
Kaiyuan, a county-level city in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture 紅河哈尼族彝族自治州|红河哈尼族彝族自治州, Yunnan
China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO) (abbr. for 中國遠洋運輸|中国远洋运输)
lofty ideal
a distant relative
a well-thought out long-term strategy
lit. distant water does not cure present thirst; fig. urgent need / a slow remedy does not address immediate needs
to travel across the oceans
(to go to) distant parts / faraway / a distant relative
excursion / hike / march
stinking reputation / notorious far and wide
an expedition, esp. military / march to remote regions
letter from afar (literary)
Pingyuan, a county in Meizhou City 梅州市, Guangdong
(polite) excuse me for not going out to meet you
heaven / the distant sky
old name of Bayanhot 巴彥浩特|巴彦浩特 in Inner Mongolia
for ever and ever
lit. source is distant and the flow is long (idiom); fig. sth goes back to the dim and distant past / a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then
distantly related / remote affinity
a long-term plan / an ambitious strategy

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