• Pinyin: yuǎn
  English Definition: far; distant; remote; (intensifier in a comparison) by far; much (lower etc)
  Chinese Definition:
  ①距离长，与“近”相对：远方。远道。远程。远景。远足(较远的徒步旅行)。远见(远大的眼光)。远虑。远谋。远客。遥远。远走高飞。舍近就远。
  ②时间长：远古。远祖。长远。永远。
  ③关系疏，不亲密：远亲。疏远。远支。
  ④深奥：言近旨远。
  ⑤姓氏。
  Example Words:

  永远	yǒng yuǎn	forever; eternal	HSK 4
  远远	yuǎn yuǎn	distant; by far	HSK 2
  长远	cháng yuǎn	long-term; long-range	HSK 3
  深远	shēn yuǎn	far-reaching; profound and long-lasting	HSK 4
  遥远	yáo yuǎn	distant; remote	HSK 6

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• Pinyin: yuàn
  English Definition: to distance oneself from (classical)
  Chinese Definition:
  ①避开：近君子，远小人。
  Example Words:

  君子远庖厨

  jūn zǐ yuàn páo chú

  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

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