遥
远

Distant in Chinese: 遥远 (yáo yuǎn)

yáo yuǎn

distant

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 遙遠1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1distant
  2. 2remote

Stroke order

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遥
远

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄧㄠˊ

yáo

ㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˊ/ second tone

ㄩㄢˇ

yuǎn

ㄩ/ üㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

遥远

Simplified

遙遠

Traditional

Example sentences

See 遥远 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他的家乡离这里很遥远。

    tā de jiā xiāng lí zhè lǐ hěn yáo yuǎn。

    His hometown is very far from here.

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Related words

远

yuǎn

far

永远

yǒng yuǎn

forever

跳远

tiào yuǎn

long jump (athletics)

远处

yuǎn chù

distant place

远方

yuǎn fāng

far away

远离

yuǎn lí

to be far from

远远

yuǎn yuǎn

distant

长远

cháng yuǎn

long-term

边远

biān yuǎn

far from the center

老远

lǎo yuǎn

very far away

偏远

piān yuǎn

remote

深远

shēn yuǎn

far-reaching

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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