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  *遠* | 遠* | *遠
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
to be far from / to keep away from
HSK 6
long-term / long-range
HSK 6
distant / by far
HSK 6
far away / a distant location
HSK 6
far from the center / remote / outlying
HSK 7-9
foresight / discernment / vision
HSK 7-9
distant; remote
HSK 7-9
binoculars / telescope / CL: , ,
HSK 7-9
remote / far from civilization
HSK 7-9
remote / long distance / long range
HSK 7-9
far-reaching / profound and long-lasting
HSK 7-9
to be known far and wide / to be well-known
HSK 7-9
to show respect from a distance (idiom) / to remain at a respectful distance
HSK 7-9
very far away
HSK 7-9
to travel a great distance by sea or air / voyage / long-haul flight
to sell to faraway lands
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *遠* | 遠* | *遠
to distance oneself from (classical)
Qingyuan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省|广东省
Far East (loanword)
Dingyuan, a county in Chuzhou 滁州, Anhui
Dingyuan, a county in Chuzhou 滁州, Anhui
an expedition, esp. military / march to remote regions
antiquity / ancient times
old name for district of Hohhot city 呼和浩特, Inner Mongolia
Yuan T. Lee (1936-), Taiwanese-born Chemist and Nobel Prize winner in 1986
excursion / hike / march
distant seas / the open ocean (far from the coast)
to exceed by far; to greatly surpass
far-reaching / broad / ambitious / promising
to gaze into the distance
far and near / distance
scenery in the distance / long-term prospects / (photography) long shot
to travel to (a distant place)
farsighted / hyperopia or hypermetropia (farsightedness)
to travel far / distant wanderings
to extend all over the globe (idiom) / far-reaching
expeditionary force / army on a distant expedition
to come from far away
a long journey / far from home
(fame) spreads far and wide
long time ago / distant / far away
lit. deep plans and distant thoughts / to plan far ahead (idiom)
to marry a man who lives in a distant place
Zhaoyuan, county-level city in Yantai 煙台|烟台, Shandong
to bite off more than one can chew (idiom) / to aim too high
high beam (headlights)
Ningyuan county in Yongzhou 永州, Hunan
stinking reputation / notorious far and wide
(to go to) distant parts / faraway / a distant relative
a heavy load and a long road / fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects, 8.7)
poles apart (idiom) / entirely different
to travel across the oceans
binoculars
very far away
lit. the sky is high and the emperor is far away (idiom) / fig. remote places are beyond the reach of the central government
telnet / rlogin / remote login
Anyuan county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州, Jiangxi
to pay careful attention to one's parents' funerary rites
Weiyuan county in Neijiang 內江|内江, Sichuan
distantly related / a distant relative
A relative afar is less use than a close neighbor (idiom). Take whatever help is on hand, even from strangers.
Yuan'an county in Yichang 宜昌, Hubei
to have a future full of promise
radio telescope
Kaiyuan, county-level city in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan
(idiom) long and arduous journey
guest from afar
Huaiyuan, a county in Bengbu 蚌埠, Anhui
outer suburbs / remote outskirts of a city
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
standing long jump
long distance missile
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
long-term considerations / to take the long view
Kaiyuan, county-level city in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan
long-term / at a fixed date in the future (e.g. for repayment) / abbr. for 遠期合約|远期合约
triple jump (athletics) / hop, skip and jump
Pingyuan county in Meizhou 梅州, Guangdong
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
visionary and sagacious (idiom)
Ningyuan county in Yongzhou 永州, Hunan
foresight
Weiyuan county in Neijiang 內江|内江, Sichuan
far-reaching ambition / lofty ideal / milkwort (Polygala myrtifolia), with roots used in Chinese medicine
old / ancient / far away
Zhenyuan county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州, Guizhou
to respect Gods and demons from a distance (idiom); to remain at a respectful distance
a distant relative
to gaze afar / to look into the distance
to fade into the distance / (fig.) to peter out / to fade away
to stand tall and see far (idiom); taking the long and broad view / acute foresight
long-term strategy
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
make light of traveling a thousand li / go to the trouble of traveling a long distance
remote

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