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  *远* | 远* | *远
far / distant / remote / (intensifier in a comparison) by far / much (lower etc)
HSK 1
forever / eternal
HSK 2
long jump (athletics)
HSK 3
distant place
HSK 5
far away / a distant location
HSK 6
distant / by far
HSK 6
long-term / long-range
HSK 6
to be far from / to keep away from
HSK 6
remote / long distance / long range
HSK 7-9
foresight / discernment / vision
HSK 7-9
far-reaching / profound and long-lasting
HSK 7-9
distant; remote
HSK 7-9
remote / far from civilization
HSK 7-9
far from the center / remote / outlying
HSK 7-9
very far away
HSK 7-9
to show respect from a distance (idiom) / to remain at a respectful distance
HSK 7-9
binoculars / telescope / CL: , ,
HSK 7-9
to be known far and wide / to be well-known
HSK 7-9
far and near / distance
Huaiyuan, a county in Bengbu 蚌埠, Anhui
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *远* | 远* | *远
to distance oneself from (classical)
excursion / hike / march
scenery in the distance / long-term prospects / (photography) long shot
far-reaching / broad / ambitious / promising
the far end (of an object) / remote (i.e. operating from a distance or over a computer network) / (anatomy) distal
to travel a great distance by sea or air / voyage / long-haul flight
lofty
Kaiyuan, county-level city in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan
a long journey / far from home
Weiyuan county in Neijiang 內江|内江, Sichuan
to gaze afar / to look into the distance
farsighted / hyperopia or hypermetropia (farsightedness)
a heavy load and a long road / fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects, 8.7)
Anyuan county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州, Jiangxi
Pingyuan county in Meizhou 梅州, Guangdong
to drift apart / to become estranged / to alienate / estrangement
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
Yuan'an county in Yichang 宜昌, Hubei
(fame) spreads far and wide
to travel to (a distant place)
to sell to faraway lands
long-term / at a fixed date in the future (e.g. for repayment) / abbr. for 遠期合約|远期合约
old / ancient / far away
to stand tall and see far (idiom); taking the long and broad view / acute foresight
China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO) (abbr. for 中國遠洋運輸|中国远洋运输)
Jingyuan county in Baiyin 白銀|白银, Gansu
Ningyuan county in Yongzhou 永州, Hunan
Dingyuan, a county in Chuzhou 滁州, Anhui
to gaze into the distance
Zhenyuan county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州, Guizhou
make light of traveling a thousand li / go to the trouble of traveling a long distance
distantly related / a distant relative
to bite off more than one can chew (idiom) / to aim too high
outer suburbs / remote outskirts of a city
(to go to) distant parts / faraway / a distant relative
visionary and sagacious (idiom)
far-reaching ambition / lofty ideal / milkwort (Polygala myrtifolia), with roots used in Chinese medicine
lit. deep plans and distant thoughts / to plan far ahead (idiom)
heaven / the distant sky
distant; faraway; remote
a remote ancestor
old name for district of Hohhot city 呼和浩特, Inner Mongolia
long-term considerations / to take the long view
Zhaoyuan, county-level city in Yantai 煙台|烟台, Shandong
guest from afar
a distant relative
a long-term plan / an ambitious strategy
distant; remote (spatially or in time)
distantly related / remote affinity
simple words with a profound meaning (idiom)
to cross (the wide ocean)
a well-thought out long-term strategy
remote
remote and faraway
indirect cause / remote cause
to control from a distance (idiom)
poles apart (idiom) / entirely different
to exceed by far; to greatly surpass
distant seas / the open ocean (far from the coast)
variant of 渺遠|渺远
to marry a man who lives in a distant place
to digress / to get sidetracked / to go off on a tangent
long-distance / long-haul
to fade into the distance / (fig.) to peter out / to fade away
to keep at a distance / to forsake
an estranged person / sb who is alienated / people far from home
(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)
long-distance
distant descendants
Qingyuan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省|广东省
furthest / most distant / at maximum distance
to cast far from oneself / to leave sb far behind / to outdistance
A relative afar is less use than a close neighbor (idiom). Take whatever help is on hand, even from strangers.
Ma Zhiyuan (c. 1250-1321), Yuan dynasty dramatist in the 雜劇|杂剧 tradition of musical comedy, one of the Four Great Yuan Dramatists 元曲四大家
to pay careful attention to one's parents' funerary rites
impractical
tranquility yields transcendence (idiom); quiet life of profound study / cf Still waters run deep.
to set sail on a voyage to a distant place / (fig.) to undertake a great mission
foresight

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