Definition
遥 is a bound form (b.f.) meaning 'distant, remote, far'. It cannot stand alone as a word; you'll find it as a morpheme in compounds like 遥远 (yáoyuǎn, distant), 遥控 (yáokòng, remote control), and 遥望 (yáowàng, to look into the distance).
b.f.
(bound form) distantremotefar
Examples
- 。Cóng zhèlǐ dào nàlǐ fēicháng yáo yuǎn.It is very far from here to there.
- 。Tā yòng yáo kòng qì dǎkāi le diànshì.He turned on the TV with the remote control.
- 。Tā zhàn zài shāndǐng shàng yáo wàng yuǎnfāng.She stood on the mountaintop and looked into the distance.
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