Definition
远 (yuǎn) is the everyday word for 'far' in distance or time. 遥远 (yáo yuǎn) is more formal and literary, often for vast or poetic distances. 偏僻 (piān pì), 偏远 (piān yuǎn), and 边远 (biān yuǎn) all mean 'remote' but emphasize being far from civilization or isolated, not just physical distance.
adjective
fardistant (in space or time)muchby far (used before adjectives to intensify comparisons)
Easily confused
- 园yuánlook-alikegarden; park; (in compounds) a place for a specific purpose (e.g., kindergarten, botanical garden)
- 员yuánsound-alike(suffix) person; employee; member
- 完wánlook-aliketo finish
- 愿yuànsound-aliketo wish, to hope (often used in blessings and formal expressions)
- 玩wánlook-aliketo play; to have fun
- 元yuánsound-alike(classifier) yuan, the basic unit of Chinese currency
- 原yuánsound-alikeoriginal, former
- 圆yuánsound-alike(noun) circle
- 怨yuànsound-aliketo blame, to complain (with a sense of grievance)
- 冤yuānsound-alike(noun) injustice; grievance
Examples
- 远。Xuéxiào lí wǒ jiā hěn yuǎn.The school is very far from my home.
- 远。Chūnjié hái yuǎn ne.Spring Festival is still far off.
- 远。Cóng zhèr dào chēzhàn bǐ dào xuéxiào yuǎn.From here, the station is farther than the school.
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