Chinese word

远

Pronunciation

Pinyinyuǎn

Meaning

  • adjectivefar

Example

他家离我很远。tā jiā lí wǒ hěn yuǎn

His house is very far from me.

Illustration for 远 (far)

More examples

从这里到车站很远。cóng zhè lǐ dào chē zhàn hěn yuǎn

The station is very far from here.

Core concept

A place or thing separated from a chosen point by a large stretch of space.

Common phrases

  • 很远hěn yuǎn

    very far

  • 太远了tài yuǎn le

    too far

Similar words

近jìn: Located a short distance from a person, place, or thing.

Definition in Chinese

远 主要表示空间上的长距离，指某物或某地与参照点之间相隔很远。yuǎn zhǔ yào biǎo shì kōng jiān shàng de cháng jù lí zhǐ mǒu wù huò mǒu dì yǔ cān zhào diǎn zhī jiān xiāng gé hěn yuǎn

Word origin

远 (yuǎn, "far") is the simplified form of 遠 (yuǎn, "far"), whose left part 辶 (chuò, "movement") suggests moving along a path while 袁 (yuán, "sound") helps with pronunciation.

Usage tips

  • Chinese speakers often make distance easier to picture by adding how many kilometres away a place is or how long the trip takes.

Other meanings

  • far awayadverb
  • faraway placenoun

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