远程 (yuǎn chéng) — remote; long-distance; long-range | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

远程 means 'remote / long-distance' in a technical or service sense (远程监控, 远程办公), covering space and transmission together. Use 长途 for physical travel (长途汽车) and 长远 for plans or goals (长远目标).

adjective

remotelong-distancelong-range

Examples

远程。
Xiàn zài yǒu hěn duō xué shēng xuǎn zé yuǎn chéng jiào yù.
Now many students choose remote education.
远程。
Zhè tào shè bèi zhī chí yuǎn chéng jiān kòng.
This set of equipment supports remote monitoring.
远程。
Yī shēng kě yǐ tōng guò yuǎn chéng xì tǒng wèi bìng rén kàn bìng.
Doctors can see patients through a remote system.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

程chéngdistance

The sense of far combines with distance to mean long-distance.

Characters in this word

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

辶元远

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.

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

禾呈程

Meaning part形符xíngfú

禾禾hégrain

Sound part声符shēngfú

呈

呈chéng程chéng

Same sound today

程 is made from 禾 (grain) and 呈 (pronounced chéng); the evidence gives measurements.

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HSK 3.0 Level 6 Technology & Engineering

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