Chinese word

远处

Pronunciation

Pinyinyuǎn chù

Meaning

  • nounthe distance

Example

远处有一座小山。yuǎn chù yǒu yí zuò xiǎo shān

There is a small hill in the distance.

Illustration for 远处 (the distance)

More examples

他看着远处，沉思起来。tā kàn zhe yuǎn chù chén sī qǐ lái

He looked into the distance and began to ponder.

Core concept

The distant part of a scene or the distant location associated with something noticed there.

Common phrases

  • 向远处走去xiàng yuǎn chù zǒu qù

    walk into the distance

  • 看向远处kàn xiàng yuǎn chù

    look into the distance

  • 远处的灯光yuǎn chù de dēng guāng

    lights in the distance

Similar words

远方yuǎn fāng: A distant land or direction, with a tone suited to literary or formal writing.

Definition in Chinese

指离说话人或叙述参照点较远的地方或位置，常用作名词，表示可感知的远方地点。zhǐ lí shuō huà rén huò xù shù cān zhào diǎn jiào yuǎn de dì fāng huò wèi zhì cháng yòng zuò míng cí biǎo shì kě gǎn zhī de yuǎn fāng dì diǎn

Word origin

远 (yuǎn, "far") + 处 (chù, "place") combine to express a place understood through its distance rather than through a proper name or exact measurement.

Usage tips

  • The word works for both visible locations and sources of sound, so it can frame a distant mountain, person, movement, or voice without specifying how many meters away it is.

Other meanings

  • faraway placenoun

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