大远 (dà yuǎn) — the distant (place), the faraway

Definition

A literary or poetic way to say 'a faraway place' — more evocative than the everyday 远, used in writing rather than daily speech. Typical construction: 大远之处 ('in the distance / a remote spot').

noun
the distant (place)the faraway

Examples

  • 大远，。
    Tā lái zì dà yuǎn, hěn shǎo huí jiā.
    He comes from a distant place and rarely goes home.
  • 大远。
    dà yuǎn Zhī chù yǒu zuò gǔ lǎo de sì miào.
    There is an ancient temple in the faraway place.
  • 大远，。
    Shī rén xiàng wǎng dà yuǎn, zhuī qiú zì yóu.
    The poet yearns for the distant and pursues freedom.

Origin

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 大 is a picture of a person standing and facing forward, not of someone stretching their arms.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辶Written in full as辵chuòwalk
Sound part声符shēngfú
元
元yuán远yuǎn
Same sound today

远 combines 辶, meaning walk, with 元, used for its sound.

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