远 yuǎn
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 元 first
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
远
yuǎn
far
Character
Example phrases
- 学校很远。 Xuéxiào hěn yuǎn. The school is very far away.
- 我家很远。 Wǒ jiā hěn yuǎn. My home is far away.
- 这儿不远。 Zhèr bù yuǎn. It's not far from here.
- 那家商店不远。 Nà jiā shāngdiàn bú yuǎn. That shop isn't far.
- 你家远不远？ Nǐ jiā yuǎn bu yuǎn? Is your home far away?
- 别去太远的地方。 Bié qù tài yuǎn de dìfang. Don't go too far.
- 小王，你家有多远？ Xiǎo Wáng, nǐ jiā yǒu duō yuǎn? Xiao Wang, how far away is your home?
- 那个地方很远。 Nàge dìfang hěn yuǎn. That place is far away.
- 书店远吗？ Shūdiàn yuǎn ma? Is the bookstore far?
- 北京很远。 Běijīng hěn yuǎn. Beijing is far away.
Related words
- 永远 yǒngyuǎn forever
- 跳远 tiàoyuǎn long jump
- 远处 yuǎnchù far away
- 遥远 yáoyuǎn distant
- 远程 yuǎnchéng long-distance, remote
- 远方 yuǎnfāng distant place
- 边远 biānyuǎn remote; far-flung
- 敬而远之 jìng'éryuǎnzhī to keep a respectful distance
- 偏远 piānyuǎn remote; far-flung
- 绕远儿 ràoyuǎnr to take a roundabout route; roundabout
- 任重道远 rènzhòngdàoyuǎn the task is heavy and the road is long
- 疏远 shūyuǎn distant; estranged; to become distant