长远 (cháng yuǎn) — long-term; long-range | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

长远 is a 'long-term' adjective, used for plans, goals, and interests. Unlike 长期 (also a noun meaning 'the long term') or 长久 (about how long something has lasted), 长远 emphasizes the future-looking perspective, often in 从长远来看.

adjective

long-termlong-range

Examples

长远。
Zuò jué dìng shí yào kǎo lǜ cháng yuǎn lì yì.
When making decisions, you must consider long-term interests.
长远。
Zhè ge gōng sī yǒu cháng yuǎn de fā zhǎn mù biāo.
This company has long-term development goals.
长远，。
Cóng cháng yuǎn lái kàn, tóu zī jiào yù hěn zhí dé.
From a long-term perspective, investing in education is worthwhile.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

Combines 长 and 远, both expressing distance or range, to mean long-term.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 長; 长 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 長 pictures an old man with long hair. The simplified 长 is a later shorthand, so its strokes do not show that original picture.

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.

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