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  jyun5 jyun6   jyutping
  yuan3   pinyin
[] jyun5 | [] yuan3
[1] [adj] far away (in time or space) | [antonym]
[2] [adj] distant in relationship | [synonym]
[3] [adv] by far; far and away; not anywhere near

[] jyun6 | [] yuan3
[v] keep away from; shun; avoid

Default PoS: adjective Additional PoS: verbadverb
Stroke count: 14
Level: 1
Radical: (#162)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
遠 / 远

This word has been viewed 12770 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 13th Dec 2013 10:03

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detail  wing5 jyun5  yong3 yuan3 = forever
detail  tiu3 jyun5  tiao4 yuan3 = long jump
detail  gou1 jyun5  gao1 yuan3 = lofty
detail  mong6 jyun5 geng3  wang4 yuan3 jing4 = telescope
detail  zaang1 hou2 jyun5   = extremely different
detail  jyun5 zuk1  yuan3 zu2 = excursion; outing; a walking tour
detail  sam1 jyun5  shen1 yuan3 = deep and long-lasting; profound
detail  jiu4 jyun5  yao2 yuan3 = distant; remote
detail  jyun5 cing4  yuan3 cheng2 = remote
detail  jyun5 fong1  yuan3 fang1 = faraway place
detail  jyun5 daai6  yuan3 da4 = foward-looking
detail  jyun5 siu1   = distant selling
detail  coeng4 jyun5  chang2 yuan3 = long-range; long-term
detail  jyun5 dung1  yuan3 dong1 = the Far East
detail  gau2 jyun5  jiu3 yuan3 = ancient, old, long past; far away
detail  gei2 jyun5   = quite far; how far
detail  pin1 jyun5  pian1 yuan3 = remote; far from civilization
detail  lik6 si2 gau2 jyun5  li4 shi3 jiu3 yuan3 = ancient history
detail  bat1 jyun5  bu4 yuan3 = [adv] close (not far)
detail  bat1 jyun5 cin1 lei5  bu4 yuan3 qian1 li3 = make light of traveling a thousand li; go to the trouble of traveling a long distance
detail  jyun5 dung1 daai6 hok6  yuan3 dong1 da4 xue2 = Far Eastern University
detail  jyun5 lei4  yuan3 li2 = to be move away from; far from
detail  pin1 jyun5 dik1 dei6 fong1   = remote sites
detail  jyun5 si6  yuan3 shi4 = farsighted (hyperopia)
detail  jyun5 gu2  yuan3 gu3 = antiquity; ancient times
detail  jyun5 gin3  yuan3 jian4 = a sense of "vision"
detail  jyun5 gan6  yuan3 jin4 = far and near
detail  jyun5 jyun5  yuan3 yuan3 = distant
detail  jyun5 can1   = distant relatives
detail  jyun5 geng3 tau4  yuan3 jing4 tou2 = a telephoto lens
detail  jyun5 keoi5 lei4 geng3 tau4  yuan3 ju4 li2 jing4 tou2 = a telephoto lens
detail  jyun5 jan1   = a remote cause
detail  jyun5 se6 paau3   = a long range gun; long range artillery
detail  bat1 jyun5 bat1 gan6  bu4 yuan3 bu4 jin4 = neither close nor far away
detail  jyun5 jyun5 bat1 zi2  yuan3 yuan3 bu4 zhi3 = far from
detail  saam1 kap1 tiu3 jyun5  san1 ji2 tiao4 yuan3 = [sports] hop, step, and jump; triple jump
detail  ji5 jyun5  yi3 yuan3 = [transport] beyond
detail  jyun5 zau2 gou1 fei1  yuan3 zou3 gao1 fei1 = fly far and high; be off to distant parts
detail  jyun5 keoi5 lei4 cou1 zung3  yuan3 ju4 li2 cao1 zong4 = remote control; telecontrol
detail  mou4 fan1 jyun5 kan5  wu2 fen1 yuan3 jin4 = no distance
detail  saan1 gou1 wong4 dai3 jyun5  shan1 gao1 huang2 di4 yuan3 = while the cat is away, the mice will play
detail  jau5 gam3 jyun5, dak1 gam3 jyun5   = as far as possible
detail  lei4 jyun5   = at a distance; from far away
detail  jau5 pang4 zi6 jyun5 fong1 loi4, bat1 jik6 lok6 fu4   = very happy because a friend has come from a faraway place
detail  jam6 zung6 dou6 jyun5  ren4 zhong4 dao4 yuan3 = the burden is heavy and the road is long (i.e., bear heavy responsibilities)
detail  jyun5 daai6 ngaan5 gwong1   = farsighted
detail  mou5 leoi4 gung1 gam3 jyun5   = very far away
detail  bin1 jyun5 dei6 fong1  bian1 yuan3 di4 fang1 = outlying district, outlying territories
detail  jyun5 jau4   = to travel faraway
detail  caa1 dak1 jyun5  cha1 de5 yuan3 = very different; entirely different
detail  jyun5 gaau1 kan5 gung1   = befriend a distant state while attacking a neighbor
detail  bin1 jyun5 dei6 keoi1  bian1 yuan3 di4 qu1 = outlying district, outlying territories
detail  cau3 ming4 jyun5 jeong4  chou4 ming2 yuan3 yang2 = notorious; infamous; ill-famed; have one's ill reputation spread all over
detail ,  kung4 zoi6 lou6 bin1 mou4 jan4 man6 fu3 zoi6 sam1 saan1 jau5 jyun5 can1  qiong2 zai4 lu4 bian1 wu2 ren2 wen4 fu4 zai4 shen1 shan1 you3 yuan3 qin1 = No money no friends
detail  jau5 sat1 jyun5 jing4  you3 shi1 yuan3 ying2 = [expression] (polite way to say) sorry for not meeting you at the door
detail  jyun5 fu6  yuuan3 fu4 = to go somewhere distant; to go somewhere far away
detail  so1 jyun5  shu1 yuan3 = to become distant with; to become estranged; to drift apart
detail  jyun5 tiu3  yuan3 tiao4 = gaze into the distance
detail  saan1 kaa3 laa1 gam3 jyun5  shan1 ga1 la2 han2 yuan3 = very far away; a long distance
detail  jyun5 cyu3  yuan3 chu4 = in the distance; a far away place
detail  jyun5 deon6 saan1 lam4  yuan3 dun4 shan1 lin2 = seek seclusion from society in the wooded hills
detail  ging3 ji4 jyun6 zi1  jing4 er2 yuan3 zhi1 = keep at a respectful distance
detail  jyun5 keoi5 lei4 gaam1 si6  yuan3 ju4 li2 jian1 shi4 = off-site monitoring
detail  ding6 jyun5  ding4 yuan3 = Dingyuan (place in Anhui)
detail  fu2 jyun5  fu3 yuan3 = Fuyuan (place in Heilongjiang)
detail  hoi1 jyun6  kai1 yuan3 = Kaiyuan (city in Yunnan)
detail  on1 jyun5  an1 yuan3 = Anyuan (place in Jiangxi)
detail  waai4 jyun5  huai2 yuan3 = Huaiyuan (place in Anhui)
detail  zing6 jyun6  jing4 yuan3 = Jingyuan (place in Gansu)
detail  ning4 jyun5  ning2 yuan3 = Ningyuan (place in Hunan)
detail  ping4 jyun5  ping2 yuan3 = Pingyuan (place in Guangdong)
detail  wai1 jyun5  wei1 yuan3 = Weiyuan (place in Sichuan)
detail  ziu1 jyun5  zhao1 yuan3 = Zhaoyuan (city in Shandong)
detail  jyun5 dung1 ging1 zai3 ping4 leon6   = Far Eastern Economic Review
detail  jyun5 keoi5 cyun4 mat6   = teleport (lit., "transport something through a far distance")
detail  coeng4 jyun5 fong4 uk1 caak3 loek6   = Long-Term Housing Strategy
detail  jyun5 faat3  yuan3 fa1 = Yuanfa (in Hubei province)
detail  jyun5 dei6 dim2  yuan3 di4 dian3 = [astron.] apogee
detail  se2 gan6 kau4 jyun5  she3 jin4 qiu2 yuan3 = seek from afar
detail  saan1 coeng4 seoi2 jyun5  shan1 chang2 shui3 yuan3 = very far away; remote
detail  mou4 jyun5 fat1 gaai3  wu2 yuan3 fu2 jie4 = limitless; there's no place that cannot be reached; capable of reaching anywhere; far-reaching
detail  hou3 gou1 mou6 jyun5  hao4 gao1 wu4 yuan3 = aim too high; over-ambitious
detail  jyun5 waa4 zaap6 tyun4   = Yuan Hua Group
detail  lau4 zi3 jyun5  liu2 zhi4 yuan3 = Lau Chi Yuen

Showing all 6 examples containing 遠
detail 一日蘋果醫生遠離
An apple a day, keeps the doctor away.
detail audio 重有幾遠?
How far do you still have to go?
detail audio , 何況而家
I won't go that far away; moreover, it's raining now.
detail 冇雷公咁遠
It is not worth buying goods from such a faraway place.
detail 攣捐
It is a long and winding road.
detail 機會錯過永遠唔會返嚟
Once an opportunity slips away, it is gone for good.
[For details on '一 + V + 就' pattern, see http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?1,130226,130243#msg-130243]

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