yuǎn

distant, remote, far; profound

HSK 2 #386

DEFINITIONS

远 yuǎn
  • far
  • distant
  • remote
  • (intensifier in a comparison) by far
  • much (lower etc)
远 yuàn
  • to distance oneself from (classical)

STROKES

WORDS

东豹 yuǎn dōng bào Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis)
水不救近火 yuǎn shuǐ bù jiù jìn huǒ see 遠水救不了近火|远水救不了近火[yuan3 shui3 jiu4 bu5 liao3 jin4 huo3]
水不解近渴 yuǎn shuǐ bù jiě jìn kě lit. distant water does not cure present thirst; fig. urgent need; a slow remedy does not address immediate needs
水救不了近火 yuǎn shuǐ jiù bu liǎo jìn huǒ water in a distant place is of little use in putting out a fire right here; (fig.) a slow remedy does not address the current emergency
涉 yuǎn shè to cross (the wide ocean)
略 yuǎn lüè long-term strategy
程导弹 yuǎn chéng dǎo dàn long distance missile
程登录 yuǎn chéng dēng lù telnet; rlogin; remote login
程监控 yuǎn chéng jiān kòng RMON; remote monitoring
端 yuǎn duān far end; remote end; remote; distant
端胞浆 yuǎn duān bāo jiāng distal cytoplasm
端转移 yuǎn duān zhuǎn yí metastasis
缘 yuǎn yuán distantly related; remote affinity
胄 yuǎn zhòu distant descendants
亲不如近邻 yuǎn qīn bù rú jìn lín A relative afar is less use than a close neighbor (idiom). Take whatever help is on hand, even from strangers.
谋 yuǎn móu a long-term plan; an ambitious strategy
识 yuǎn shí foresight
赴 yuǎn fù to travel to (a distant place)
超过 yuǎn chāo guò to exceed by far; to outclass
距离 yuǎn jù lí long-distance
距离监视 yuǎn jù lí jiān shì off-site monitoring
近皆知 yuǎn jìn jiē zhī known far and wide (idiom)
途 yuǎn tú long-distance; long-haul
超过 yuǎn yuǎn chāo guò surpassing by far
避 yuǎn bì to keep at a distance; to forsake