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偏远

piānyuǎn

remote; far-flung

A tiny village on a faraway mountain with a thin road leading to it
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Characters in this word

偏 piān

Strokes
11
Radical
亻 — man, person
Made of
亻 man, person 扁 flat
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

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

Example phrases

  • 为了覆盖偏远地区,医院开始采用远程会诊系统。 Wèile fùgài piānyuǎn dìqū, yīyuàn kāishǐ cǎiyòng yuǎnchéng huìzhěn xìtǒng. To cover remote areas, the hospital began using a teleconsultation system.
  • 偏远山区的孩子要走很远的路去上学。 Piānyuǎn shānqū de háizi yào zǒu hěn yuǎn de lù qù shàngxué. Children in remote mountain areas walk a long way to school.
  • 这条新路让偏远的村子和城市连了起来。 Zhè tiáo xīn lù ràng piānyuǎn de cūnzi hé chéngshì lián le qǐlái. This new road connects the remote village to the city.

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