遥远
yáo yuǎn
Pinyin

Definition

遥远
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yáo yuǎn
  1. distant
  2. remote

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

永远
yǒng yuǎn
  1. 1 forever
  2. 2 eternal
遥远
yáo yuǎn
  1. 1 distant
  2. 2 remote
远
yuǎn
  1. 1 far
  2. 2 distant
  3. 3 remote
  4. 4 (intensifier in a comparison) by far
  5. 5 much (lower etc)
远离
yuǎn lí
  1. 1 to be far from
  2. 2 to keep away from
久远
jiǔ yuǎn
  1. 1 old
  2. 2 ancient
  3. 3 far away
偏远
piān yuǎn
  1. 1 remote
  2. 2 far from civilization
大老远
dà lǎo yuǎn
  1. 1 very far away
望远镜
wàng yuǎn jìng
  1. 1 binoculars
  2. 2 telescope
  3. 3 CL:付[fù],副[fù],部[bù]
杨致远
Yáng Zhì yuǎn
  1. 1 Jerry Yang (1968-), Taiwan-US millionaire and creator of Yahoo
深远
shēn yuǎn
  1. 1 far-reaching
  2. 2 profound and long-lasting
清远
Qīng yuǎn
  1. 1 Qingyuan prefecture level city in Guangdong
疏远
shū yuǎn
  1. 1 to drift apart
  2. 2 to become estranged
  3. 3 to alienate
  4. 4 estrangement
逍遥
xiāo yáo
  1. 1 free and unfettered
遥
yáo
  1. 1 distant
  2. 2 remote
  3. 3 far
  4. 4 far away
遥不可及
yáo bù kě jí
  1. 1 unattainable
  2. 2 far-fetched
  3. 3 out of reach
  4. 4 exceedingly remote or distant
遥控
yáo kòng
  1. 1 remote control
遥控器
yáo kòng qì
  1. 1 remote control
遥望
yáo wàng
  1. 1 to look into the distance
遥遥
yáo yáo
  1. 1 distant
  2. 2 remote
遥遥无期
yáo yáo wú qī
  1. 1 far in the indefinite future (idiom); so far away it seems forever

Idioms (20)

人无远虑，必有近忧
rén wú yuǎn lu:4 , bì yǒu jìn yōu
  1. 1 He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).
  2. 2 Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.
君子远庖厨
jūn zǐ yuàn páo chú
  1. 1 lit. a nobleman stays clear of the kitchen (idiom, from Mencius)
  2. 2 fig. a nobleman who has seen a living animal cannot bear to see it die, hence he keeps away from the kitchen
天差地远
tiān chā dì yuǎn
  1. 1 poles apart (idiom)
  2. 2 entirely different
天高皇帝远
tiān gāo huáng dì yuǎn
  1. 1 lit. the sky is high and the emperor is far away (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. remote places are beyond the reach of the central government
好高骛远
hào gāo wù yuǎn
  1. 1 to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)
  2. 2 to aim too high
寓意深远
yù yì shēn yuǎn
  1. 1 the implied message is deep (idiom); having deep implications
宁静致远
níng jìng zhì yuǎn
  1. 1 tranquility yields transcendence (idiom); quiet life of profound study
  2. 2 cf Still waters run deep.
山长水远
shān cháng shuǐ yuǎn
  1. 1 long and arduous journey (idiom)
敬而远之
jìng ér yuǎn zhī
  1. 1 to show respect from a distance (idiom)
  2. 2 to remain at a respectful distance
敬鬼神而远之
jìng guǐ shén ér yuǎn zhī
  1. 1 to respect Gods and demons from a distance (idiom); to remain at a respectful distance
深谋远虑
shēn móu yuǎn lu:4
  1. 1 lit. deep plans and distant thoughts
  2. 2 to plan far ahead (idiom)
源远流长
yuán yuǎn liú cháng
  1. 1 lit. source is distant and the flow is long (idiom); fig. sth goes back to the dim and distant past
  2. 2 a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then
无远弗届
wú yuǎn fú jiè
  1. 1 to extend all over the globe (idiom)
  2. 2 far-reaching
登高望远
dēng gāo wàng yuǎn
  1. 1 to stand tall and see far (idiom); taking the long and broad view
  2. 2 acute foresight
言近旨远
yán jìn zhǐ yuǎn
  1. 1 simple words with a profound meaning (idiom)
贵远贱近
guì yuǎn jiàn jìn
  1. 1 to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)
逍遥法外
xiāo yáo fǎ wài
  1. 1 unfettered and beyond the law (idiom); evading retribution
  2. 2 getting away with it (e.g. crimes)
  3. 3 still at large
逍遥自在
xiāo yáo zì zai
  1. 1 free and at leisure (idiom); unfettered
  2. 2 outside the reach of the law (of criminal)
  3. 3 at large
逍遥自得
xiāo yáo zì dé
  1. 1 doing as one pleases (idiom); foot-loose and fancy free
遥遥无期
yáo yáo wú qī
  1. 1 far in the indefinite future (idiom); so far away it seems forever

Sample Sentences

但愿如此吧，你快准备一下出门吧，雾霾再大也得上班啊。出去之前再问你一个问题，世界上最遥远的距离是什么?
dànyuànrúcǐ ba ，nǐ kuài zhǔnbèi yīxià chūmén ba ，wùmái zài dà yě děi shàngbān ā 。chūqù zhīqián zài wèn nǐ yī gè wèntí ，shìjiè shàng zuì yáoyuǎnde jùlí shì shénme ?
If only it were so. You should hurry up and get ready to leave the house, however heavy the smog is you still have to go to work. Before you go out I'll ask you something else, what is the furthest distance in the world?
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宝贝儿你想考我文艺片的台词吗？世界上最遥远的距离是，我站在你面前，你却不知道我爱你。
bǎobèir nǐ xiǎng kǎo wǒ wényìpiān de táicí ma ？shìjiè shàng zuì yáoyuǎnde jùlí shì ，wǒ zhàn zài nǐ miànqián ，nǐ què bù zhīdào wǒ ài nǐ 。
Darling, are you testing me on arthouse film dialogue? The longest distance is when I stand right in front of you, but you don't know that I love you.
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回答错误，正确答案是，世界上最遥远的距离，是我站在天安门前，却看不到毛主席。
huídá cuòwù ，zhèngquè dá àn shì ，shìjiè shàng zuì yáoyuǎnde jùlí ，shì wǒ zhàn zài Tiān\'ānmén qián ，què kàn bùdào Máo Zhǔxí 。
Incorrect answer. The correct answer is, the longest distance is when I'm standing in front of Tiananmen, but I can't see Chairman Mao.
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感冒了，记得多喝威士忌喔！（遥远呐喊）
gǎnmào le ，jìde duō hē wēishìjì ō ！（yáoyuǎn nàhǎn ）
If you've got a cold, remember to drink more whiskey! (Shouting in the distance)
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对啊，我是从非常、非常遥远的另一个宇宙来的。
duìa ，wǒ shì cóng fēicháng 、fēicháng yáoyuǎnde lìng yí ge yǔzhòu lái de 。
Yes, I come from another universe far far away.
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可是昨天已非常遥远
kěshì zuótiān yǐ fēicháng yáoyuǎn
But yesterday is already far away
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所以，大家不要以为高科技都是很遥远的东西，它就是我们生活的一部分。比如麻省理工已经制造出一种血细胞大小的仪器，可以直接进入人体鉴定癌细胞，并摧毁它。
suǒyǐ ，dàjiā bùyào yǐwéi gāokējì dōu shì hěn yáoyuǎn de dōngxi ，tā jiù shì wǒmen shēnghuó de yībùfēn 。bǐrú Máshěnglǐgōng yǐjīng zhìzào chū yīzhǒng xuèxìbāo dàxiǎo de yíqì ，kěyǐ zhíjiē jìnrù réntǐ jiàndìng ái xìbāo ，bìng cuīhuǐ tā 。
So, everyone doesn't need to think of high technology as something distant. It's a part of our lives. For example, MIT has already created a machine the size of blood cells. It can enter directly into the body and identify a cancer cell, then destroy it.
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想必他们的父母心更痛吧！以前总感觉生离死别这样悲伤的场面离自己的生活很遥远，可是当你身边的人面临这样的事的时候，真的感觉好无助好绝望。
xiǎngbì tāmen de fùmǔ xīn gèng tòng ba ！yǐqián zǒng gǎnjué shēnglísǐbié zhèyàng bēishāng de chǎngmiàn lí zìjǐ de shēnghuó hěn yáoyuǎn ，kěshì dāng nǐ shēnbiān de rén miànlín zhèyàng de shì de shíhou ，zhēnde gǎnjué hǎo wúzhù hǎo juéwàng 。
Their parents have to feel even worse! I used to think that this kind of sad, life and death stuff was so irrelevant to my own life, but when suddenly the people around you are up against such things, it really makes you feel helpless and without hope.
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他不是。他原来是一个王子，住在遥远的西方。那时候，还有一位漂亮的公主。有一天，公主去森林里玩，一不小心，她心爱的小金球掉进了井里。
tā bù shì 。tā yuánlái shì yī ge wángzǐ ，zhù zài yáoyuǎn de xīfāng 。nà shíhou ，háiyǒu yī wèi piàoliang de gōngzhǔ 。yǒu yī tiān ，gōngzhǔ qù sēnlín lǐ wán ，yī bù xiǎoxīn ，tā xīn\'ài de xiǎo jīnqiú diào jìn le jǐng lǐ 。
No, he's not. Originally, he was a prince that lived in a distant Western land. At that time, there was also a beautiful princess. One day, the princess went into the forest to play. While playing, she wasn't careful and her beloved little golden ball fell into the well.
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