远方
yuǎn fāng
Pinyin

Definition

远方
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yuǎn fāng
  1. far away
  2. a distant location

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

地方
dì fāng
  1. 1 region
  2. 2 regional (away from the central administration)
  3. 3 local
官方
guān fāng
  1. 1 government
  2. 2 official (approved or issued by an authority)
对方
duì fāng
  1. 1 counterpart
  2. 2 other person involved
  3. 3 opposite side
  4. 4 other side
  5. 5 receiving party
方
Fāng
  1. 1 surname Fang
方便
fāng biàn
  1. 1 convenient
  2. 2 suitable
  3. 3 to facilitate
  4. 4 to make things easy
  5. 5 having money to spare
  6. 6 (euphemism) to relieve oneself
方向
fāng xiàng
  1. 1 direction
  2. 2 orientation
  3. 3 path to follow
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
方式
fāng shì
  1. 1 way
  2. 2 manner
  3. 3 style
  4. 4 mode
  5. 5 pattern
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè]
方法
fāng fǎ
  1. 1 method
  2. 2 way
  3. 3 means
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
方面
fāng miàn
  1. 1 respect
  2. 2 aspect
  3. 3 field
  4. 4 side
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
东方
Dōng fāng
  1. 1 the East
  2. 2 the Orient
  3. 3 two-character surname Dongfang
下方
xià fāng
  1. 1 underneath
  2. 2 below
  3. 3 the underside
  4. 4 world of mortals
  5. 5 to descend to the world of mortals (of Gods)
中方
Zhōng fāng
  1. 1 the Chinese side (in an international venture)
何方
hé fāng
  1. 1 where?
偏方
piān fāng
  1. 1 folk remedy
  2. 2 home remedy
全方位
quán fāng wèi
  1. 1 all around
  2. 2 omnidirectional
  3. 3 complete
  4. 4 holistic
  5. 5 comprehensive
八方
bā fāng
  1. 1 the eight points of the compass
  2. 2 all directions
前方
qián fāng
  1. 1 ahead
  2. 2 the front
北方
běi fāng
  1. 1 north
  2. 2 the northern part a country
  3. 3 China north of the Yellow River
南方
nán fāng
  1. 1 south
  2. 2 the southern part of the country
  3. 3 the South
大方
dà fāng
  1. 1 expert
  2. 2 scholar
  3. 3 mother earth
  4. 4 a type of green tea

Idioms (20)

一醉方休
yī zuì fāng xiū
  1. 1 to get thoroughly drunk (idiom)
  2. 2 to get plastered
不以规矩，不能成方圆
bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán
  1. 1 without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
来日方长
lái rì fāng cháng
  1. 1 the future is long (idiom); there will be ample time for that later
  2. 2 We'll cross that bridge when we get there
传播四方
chuán bō sì fāng
  1. 1 to disseminate in every direction (idiom)
千方百计
qiān fāng bǎi jì
  1. 1 lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means
外圆内方
wài yuán nèi fāng
  1. 1 lit. outside-flexible, inside-firm (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. velvet glove
志在四方
zhì zài sì fāng
  1. 1 to aspire to travel far and make one's mark (idiom)
想方设法
xiǎng fāng shè fǎ
  1. 1 to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means
  2. 2 to try this, that and the other
指挥有方，人人乐从
zhǐ huī yǒu fāng , rén rén lè cóng
  1. 1 Command right and you will be obeyed cheerfully. (idiom)
方寸大乱
fāng cùn dà luàn
  1. 1 (idiom) to become agitated
  2. 2 to get worked up
方寸已乱
fāng cùn yǐ luàn
  1. 1 (idiom) confused
  2. 2 troubled
  3. 3 bewildered
方枘圆凿
fāng ruì yuán záo
  1. 1 to put a square peg in a round hole
  2. 2 incompatible (idiom)
方滋未艾
fāng zī wèi ài
  1. 1 flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
  2. 2 still growing strong
  3. 3 on the up
方兴未已
fāng xīng wèi yǐ
  1. 1 flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
  2. 2 still growing strong
  3. 3 on the up
方兴未艾
fāng xīng wèi ài
  1. 1 flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
  2. 2 still growing strong
  3. 3 on the up
欺以其方
qī yǐ qí fāng
  1. 1 deceived by a pretense of reason (idiom)
没有规矩，不成方圆
méi yǒu guī ju , bù chéng fāng yuán
  1. 1 without rules, nothing can be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
没有规矩，何以成方圆
méi yǒu guī ju , hé yǐ chéng fāng yuán
  1. 1 without rules, how can anything be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
独霸一方
dú bà yī fāng
  1. 1 to exercise sole hegemony (idiom); to dominate a whole area (market, resources etc)
  2. 2 to hold as one's personal fiefdom
百计千方
bǎi jì qiān fāng
  1. 1 to exhaust every means to achieve sth (idiom)

Sample Sentences

子曰“有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎？”
zǐ yuē “yǒu péng zì yuǎnfāng lái ，bù yì lè hū ？”
Confucius said, "Is it not a pleasure, when a friend comes to visit from afar?"
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历史是最好的老师。这段历史表明，无论相隔多远，只要我们勇敢迈出第一步，坚持相向而行就能走出一条相遇相知、共同发展之路，走向幸福安宁和谐美好的远方。
lìshǐ shì zuìhǎo de lǎoshī 。zhè duàn lìshǐ biǎomíng ，wúlùn xiānggé duō yuǎn ，zhǐyào wǒmen yǒnggǎn màichū dìyībù ，jiānchí xiāngxiàng ér xíng jiù néng zǒuchū yī tiáo xiāngyùxiāngzhī 、gòngtóng fāzhǎn zhī Lù ，zǒuxiàng xìngfú Ānníng héxié měihǎo de yuǎnfāng 。
History is the best teacher. This period of history shows clearly that, no matter how far apart we are, we only need to be brave enough to make the first step and resolve to continue walking towards one another, and we can walk a road on which we can encounter and get to know one another and engage in joint development, leading towards a happy, peaceful, harmonious, though distant beautiful place.
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最亲的人就在远方。
zuì qīn de rén jiù zài yuǎnfāng 。
My loved ones are far away.
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看远方的星，是否听得见。
kàn yuǎnfāng de xīng ，shìfǒu tīngdejiàn 。
Looking at a faraway star and wondering whether or not it hears it.
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看远方的星，如果听得见.......
kàn yuǎnfāng de xīng ，rúguǒ tīngdejiàn .......
Looking at a faraway star. If it hears it...
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大家知道《论语》吗？上面有一句话叫“有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎”。今天我就以孔子的这句名言，热烈欢迎大家来孔子的故乡曲阜参观游览！
dàjiā zhīdào 《Lúnyǔ 》ma ？shàngmian yǒu yījùhuà jiào “yǒu péng zì yuǎnfāng lái ，bù yì lè hū ”。jīntiān wǒ jiù yǐ Kǒngzǐ de zhèjù míngyán ，rèliè huānyíng dàjiā lái Kǒngzǐ de gùxiàng Qūfù cānguān yóulǎn ！
Does everyone know what 'The Analects' are? Above us here is the saying, 'A visit by a friend from afar is truly a delight.' Today, I'm using this famous Confucian saying to warmly welcome everyone to Confucius' hometown, Qufu, for a travel tour!
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