Chinese Word: 遠 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

遠 (Simplified: 远)Polyphone (多音字)HSK 2

Antonyms: 近

Total strokes: 14; Radical: 辵

Pictophonetic:袁 indicates the sound; 辶 (walk) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿺ Surround from lower left
- 辶 [ chuò ] to walk; walking
- 袁 [ yuán ] robe; surname

Similar Characters: 逮

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:

distant; by far

Pinyin: yuàn

English Definition:to distance oneself from (classical)

Chinese Definition:
①避开：近君子，远小人。

1		wǒ yǒu 我有 duō 多 yuàn 远？ How far away am I?
2		wǒ men 我们 jiā 家 hěn yuǎn 很远。 Our house is very far away.
3		nǐ 你 huì 会 pǎo 跑 yuǎn 远 ma 吗？ Can you run far?
4		huǒ chē zhàn 火车站 lí 离 wǒ jiā 我家 hěn yuàn 很远。 The train station is far away from my home.
5		zhè 这 gēn 根 jiàn shǐ 箭矢 fēi dé 飞得 hěn yuàn 很远。 This arrow flew a long distance.

1		wǒ yǒu 我有 duō 多 yuàn 远？ How far away am I?
2		wǒ men 我们 jiā 家 hěn yuǎn 很远。 Our house is very far away.
3		nǐ 你 huì 会 pǎo 跑 yuǎn 远 ma 吗？ Can you run far?
4		huǒ chē zhàn 火车站 lí 离 wǒ jiā 我家 hěn yuàn 很远。 The train station is far away from my home.
5		zhè 这 gēn 根 jiàn shǐ 箭矢 fēi dé 飞得 hěn yuàn 很远。 This arrow flew a long distance.