久远 (jiǔ yuǎn) — ancient; remote in time; long ago

Definition

Describes something that happened or existed a very long time ago — a distant past. Pairs more with events and histories than 古老 (which colors objects/culture as age-old).

adjective

ancientremote in timelong ago

Examples

久远。
Zhè ge chuán shuō fēi cháng jiǔ yuǎn.
This legend is very ancient.
久远。
jiǔ yuǎn De guò qù yǐ jīng méi yǒu rén jì de le.
The remote past is no longer remembered by anyone.
久远。
Nà xiē jiǔ yuǎn de gù shi réng rán zài rén men zhōng jiān liú chuán.
Those ancient stories are still circulating among people.

Appears in

HSK 3.0 Level 5 Time (Abstract)

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