远

The character "远" has 7 strokes. "远" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "远" has 2 pronunciations, it is a polyphonic character. The pronunciations of "远" are "yuǎn" "yuàn" . View the stroke order of "远">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "远"

adj.: far away; distant; remote; distant in relationship; by far; far and away; abstruse; profound

v.: keep away from; keep at a distance

• far away : 遥远；远方；远处
• distant : adj.遥远的；久远的；不亲密的；冷淡的；矜持的；远亲的；隐约的；心不在焉的；在特定距离之外的；远处传来的
• remote : adj.远的；遥远的；渺茫的；年代久远的；边远的；偏僻的；遥控的；远亲关系的；没多大联系的；关系不密切的
• by far : 大大地, …得多；显然；迄今为止
• far and away : 遥远的；无疑地, 显然
• abstruse : adj.深奥难懂的；晦涩的
• profound : adj.巨大的；深刻的；深邃的；渊博的；见解深刻的；深长的；深度的；极度的；根深蒂固的
• keep away from : 远离；回避

Form words with "远"

远场电位 far field potential

远未结束 be far from over

远期货 deferred goods

远镜头 long shot

远投竿 long casting fishing rod

远抽 long drive

远射程炮 long-range gun

远射程喷灌机 long-range sprinkler

住得很远 live at a distance

Example phrases using "远"

• 跑那么远的路去看场电影太合不着了。

  It’s not at all worthwhile to go so far to see the movie.

• 我离得远，听不清他说什么。

  I was out of earshot from him.

• 结果与我们的期望差得很远。

  The results fell far short of our expectations.

• 妻子日夜盼念着远在非洲工作的丈夫。

  The wife longed day and night to see her husband who worked far away in Africa.

• 我没有时间去考虑得那么远。

  I haven’t had time to think that far ahead.

• 我们的工作离要求还很远。

  Our work falls far short of the expected standard.

• 良友来做伴，路遥不觉远。

  Good company/companion on the road is the shortest cut.

• 我走不了这么远，我知道我体力的极限。

  I can’t walk so far. I know my own limits.

• 他和我在政见上差得很远。

  His politics and mine diverge greatly.

• 我离最近的村庄有１５英里远。

  [superlative]I was fifteen miles from the nearest village.