Hanzi
Traditional
遠
Simplified
远

to distance oneself from (classical)

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 1

Pinyin

yuǎn, yuàn

Bopomofo

ㄩㄢˇ, ㄩㄢˋ

Jyutping

jyun5

Example sentences

永遠 / 永远 yǒngyuǎn
我會永遠記得你的幫助。
我会永远记得你的帮助。

I will always remember your help.

愛 / 爱 ài
母親永遠愛著自己的孩子。
母亲永远爱著自己的孩子。

Mothers always love their children.

遠 / 远 yuǎn
我家離學校很遠。
我家离学校很远。

My house is far from the school.

炮 pào
這門炮的射程很遠。
这门炮的射程很远。

This cannon has a very long range.

望遠鏡 / 望远镜 wàngyuǎnjìng
他用望遠鏡看星星。
他用望远镜看星星。

He used a telescope to look at the stars.

天體 / 天体 tiāntǐ
學生用望遠鏡觀察遙遠的天體。
学生用望远镜观察遥远的天体。

The students used a telescope to observe distant celestial bodies.

深遠 / 深远 shēnyuǎn
這位作家的作品對文學界產生了深遠的影響。
这位作家的作品对文学界产生了深远的影响。

This author's works had a far-reaching influence on the literary world.

外來 / 外来 wàilái
外來文化對當地的傳統產生了深遠影響。
外来文化对当地的传统产生了深远影响。

Foreign culture has had a profound impact on local traditions.

偏遠 / 偏远 piānyuǎn
這所學校位於偏遠山區，交通非常不便。
这所学校位于偏远山区，交通非常不便。

This school is located in a remote mountainous area, and transportation is very inconvenient.

城鎮 / 城镇 chéngzhèn
這個偏遠的城鎮正逐漸失去它的人口。
这个偏远的城镇正逐渐失去它的人口。

This remote town is gradually losing its population.

Example Vocabulary

永遠

yong3'yuan3

forever; eternally; always

遠

yuan3

far; distant

久遠

jiu3'yuan3

望遠鏡

wang4'yuan3'jing4

telescope; binoculars

楊緻遠

深遠

shen1'yuan3

far-reaching; profound; deep and long-lasting

清遠

中遠

任重道遠

ren4'zhong4'dao4'yuan3

偏遠

pian1'yuan3

remote; far away; outlying

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