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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Stroke count: 14

Level: 1

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

遠 / 远

This word has been viewed 15096 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
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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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