遠 (jyun5 jyun6 | yuan3) : far away; distant; by far; keep away from

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遠

jyun5 jyun6

yuan3

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

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

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

遠 / 远

This word has been viewed 13836 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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永遠 wing5 jyun5 yong3 yuan3 = forever

跳遠 tiu3 jyun5 tiao4 yuan3 = long jump

高遠 gou1 jyun5 gao1 yuan3 = lofty

望遠鏡 mong6 jyun5 geng3 wang4 yuan3 jing4 = telescope

爭好遠 zaang1 hou2 jyun5 = extremely different 粵

遠足 jyun5 zuk1 yuan3 zu2 = excursion; outing; a walking tour

深遠 sam1 jyun5 shen1 yuan3 = deep and long-lasting; profound

遙遠 jiu4 jyun5 yao2 yuan3 = distant; remote

遠程 jyun5 cing4 yuan3 cheng2 = remote

遠方 jyun5 fong1 yuan3 fang1 = faraway place

遠大 jyun5 daai6 yuan3 da4 = foward-looking

遠銷 jyun5 siu1 = distant selling

長遠 coeng4 jyun5 chang2 yuan3 = long-range; long-term

遠東 jyun5 dung1 yuan3 dong1 = the Far East

久遠 gau2 jyun5 jiu3 yuan3 = ancient, old, long past; far away

幾遠 gei2 jyun5 = quite far; how far 粵

偏遠 pin1 jyun5 pian1 yuan3 = remote; far from civilization

歷史久遠 lik6 si2 gau2 jyun5 li4 shi3 jiu3 yuan3 = ancient history

不遠 bat1 jyun5 bu4 yuan3 = [adv] close (not far) 國

不遠千里 bat1 jyun5 cin1 lei5 bu4 yuan3 qian1 li3 = make light of traveling a thousand li; go to the trouble of traveling a long distance 國

遠東大學 jyun5 dung1 daai6 hok6 yuan3 dong1 da4 xue2 = Far Eastern University

遠離 jyun5 lei4 yuan3 li2 = to be move away from; far from

偏遠的地方 pin1 jyun5 dik1 dei6 fong1 = remote sites

遠視 jyun5 si6 yuan3 shi4 = farsighted (hyperopia)

遠古 jyun5 gu2 yuan3 gu3 = antiquity; ancient times

遠見 jyun5 gin3 yuan3 jian4 = a sense of "vision"

遠近 jyun5 gan6 yuan3 jin4 = far and near

遠遠 jyun5 jyun5 yuan3 yuan3 = distant

遠親 jyun5 can1 = distant relatives

遠鏡頭 jyun5 geng3 tau4 yuan3 jing4 tou2 = a telephoto lens

遠距離鏡頭 jyun5 keoi5 lei4 geng3 tau4 yuan3 ju4 li2 jing4 tou2 = a telephoto lens

遠因 jyun5 jan1 = a remote cause

遠射炮 jyun5 se6 paau3 = a long range gun; long range artillery

不遠不近 bat1 jyun5 bat1 gan6 bu4 yuan3 bu4 jin4 = neither close nor far away 國

遠遠不止 jyun5 jyun5 bat1 zi2 yuan3 yuan3 bu4 zhi3 = far from 國

三級跳遠 saam1 kap1 tiu3 jyun5 san1 ji2 tiao4 yuan3 = [sports] hop, step, and jump; triple jump

以遠 ji5 jyun5 yi3 yuan3 = [transport] beyond

遠走高飛 jyun5 zau2 gou1 fei1 yuan3 zou3 gao1 fei1 = fly far and high; be off to distant parts

遠距離操縱 jyun5 keoi5 lei4 cou1 zung3 yuan3 ju4 li2 cao1 zong4 = remote control; telecontrol

無分遠近 mou4 fan1 jyun5 kan5 wu2 fen1 yuan3 jin4 = no distance

山高皇帝遠 saan1 gou1 wong4 dai3 jyun5 shan1 gao1 huang2 di4 yuan3 = while the cat is away, the mice will play

有咁遠，得咁遠 jau5 gam3 jyun5, dak1 gam3 jyun5 = as far as possible 粵

離遠 lei4 jyun5 = at a distance; from far away

有朋自遠方來，不亦樂乎 jau5 pang4 zi6 jyun5 fong1 loi4, bat1 jik6 lok6 fu4 = very happy because a friend has come from a faraway place

任重道遠 jam6 zung6 dou6 jyun5 ren4 zhong4 dao4 yuan3 = the burden is heavy and the road is long (i.e., bear heavy responsibilities)

遠大眼光 jyun5 daai6 ngaan5 gwong1 = farsighted

冇雷公咁遠 mou5 leoi4 gung1 gam3 jyun5 = very far away 粵

邊遠地方 bin1 jyun5 dei6 fong1 bian1 yuan3 di4 fang1 = outlying district, outlying territories

遠遊 jyun5 jau4 = to travel faraway

差得遠 caa1 dak1 jyun5 cha1 de5 yuan3 = very different; entirely different

遠交近攻 jyun5 gaau1 kan5 gung1 = befriend a distant state while attacking a neighbor

邊遠地區 bin1 jyun5 dei6 keoi1 bian1 yuan3 di4 qu1 = outlying district, outlying territories

臭名遠揚 cau3 ming4 jyun5 jeong4 chou4 ming2 yuan3 yang2 = notorious; infamous; ill-famed; have one's ill reputation spread all over

窮在路邊無人問,富在深山有遠親 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

有失遠迎 jau5 sat1 jyun5 jing4 you3 shi1 yuan3 ying2 = [expression] (polite way to say) sorry for not meeting you at the door

遠赴 jyun5 fu6 yuuan3 fu4 = to go somewhere distant; to go somewhere far away

疏遠 so1 jyun5 shu1 yuan3 = to become distant with; to become estranged; to drift apart

遠眺 jyun5 tiu3 yuan3 tiao4 = gaze into the distance

山旮旯咁遠 saan1 kaa3 laa1 gam3 jyun5 shan1 ga1 la2 han2 yuan3 = very far away; a long distance 粵

遠處 jyun5 cyu3 yuan3 chu4 = in the distance; a far away place

遠遁山林 jyun5 deon6 saan1 lam4 yuan3 dun4 shan1 lin2 = seek seclusion from society in the wooded hills

敬而遠之 ging3 ji4 jyun6 zi1 jing4 er2 yuan3 zhi1 = keep at a respectful distance

遠距離監視 jyun5 keoi5 lei4 gaam1 si6 yuan3 ju4 li2 jian1 shi4 = off-site monitoring

定遠 ding6 jyun5 ding4 yuan3 = Dingyuan (place in Anhui)

撫遠 fu2 jyun5 fu3 yuan3 = Fuyuan (place in Heilongjiang)

開遠 hoi1 jyun6 kai1 yuan3 = Kaiyuan (city in Yunnan)

安遠 on1 jyun5 an1 yuan3 = Anyuan (place in Jiangxi)

懷遠 waai4 jyun5 huai2 yuan3 = Huaiyuan (place in Anhui)

靖遠 zing6 jyun6 jing4 yuan3 = Jingyuan (place in Gansu)

寧遠 ning4 jyun5 ning2 yuan3 = Ningyuan (place in Hunan)

平遠 ping4 jyun5 ping2 yuan3 = Pingyuan (place in Guangdong)

威遠 wai1 jyun5 wei1 yuan3 = Weiyuan (place in Sichuan)

招遠 ziu1 jyun5 zhao1 yuan3 = Zhaoyuan (city in Shandong)

遠東經濟評論 jyun5 dung1 ging1 zai3 ping4 leon6 = Far Eastern Economic Review

遠距傳物 jyun5 keoi5 cyun4 mat6 = teleport (lit., "transport something through a far distance")

長遠房屋策略 coeng4 jyun5 fong4 uk1 caak3 loek6 = Long-Term Housing Strategy

遠發 jyun5 faat3 yuan3 fa1 = Yuanfa (in Hubei province)

遠地點 jyun5 dei6 dim2 yuan3 di4 dian3 = [astron.] apogee

捨近求遠 se2 gan6 kau4 jyun5 she3 jin4 qiu2 yuan3 = seek from afar

山長水遠 saan1 coeng4 seoi2 jyun5 shan1 chang2 shui3 yuan3 = very far away; remote

無遠弗屆 mou4 jyun5 fat1 gaai3 wu2 yuan3 fu2 jie4 = limitless; there's no place that cannot be reached; capable of reaching anywhere; far-reaching

好高騖遠 hou3 gou1 mou6 jyun5 hao4 gao1 wu4 yuan3 = aim too high; over-ambitious

遠華集團 jyun5 waa4 zaap6 tyun4 = Yuan Hua Group

劉志遠 lau4 zi3 jyun5 liu2 zhi4 yuan3 = Lau Chi Yuen

Showing all 6 examples containing 遠

一日一蘋果，醫生遠離我。
An apple a day, keeps the doctor away.

重有幾遠? 粵
How far do you still have to go?

咁遠我唔去囉, 何況而家落緊雨粵
I won't go that far away; moreover, it's raining now.

你走到冇雷公咁遠買貨，點為得過呀粵
It is not worth buying goods from such a faraway place.

條路又攣捐又遠粵
It is a long and winding road.

機會一錯過﹐就永遠唔會返嚟。粵
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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