to bite off more than one can chew (idiom); to aim too high
怀远懷遠huai2 yuan3
Huaiyuan county in Bengbu 蚌埠, Anhui
怀远县懷遠縣huai2 yuan3 xian4
Huaiyuan county in Bengbu 蚌埠, Anhui
惠远寺惠遠寺hui4 yuan3 si4
Huiyuan Monastery in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县, Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan
极目远望極目遠望ji2 mu4 yuan3 wang4
as far as the eye can see
渐行渐远漸行漸遠jian4 xing2 jian4 yuan3
gradually proceed, gradually get further apart
敬而远之敬而遠之jing4 er2 yuan3 zhi1
to show respect from a distance (idiom); to remain at a respectful distance
敬鬼神而远之敬鬼神而遠之jing4 gui3 shen2 er2 yuan3 zhi1
to respect Gods and demons from a distance (idiom); to remain at a respectful distance
靖远靖遠jing4 yuan3
Jingyuan county in Baiyin 白銀|白银, Gansu
靖远县靖遠縣jing4 yuan3 xian4
Jingyuan county in Baiyin 白銀|白银, Gansu
久远久遠jiu3 yuan3
old; ancient; far away
君子远庖厨君子遠庖廚jun1 zi3 yuan4 pao2 chu2
lit. a nobleman stays clear of the kitchen (idiom, from Mencius); fig. a nobleman who has seen a living animal cannot bear to see it die, hence he keeps away from the kitchen
开远開遠kai1 yuan3
Kaiyuan county level city in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan
开远市開遠市kai1 yuan3 shi4
Kaiyuan county level city in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan
老远老遠lao3 yuan3
very far away
李怀远李懷遠li3 huai2 yuan3
Li Huaiyuan (-756), senior Tang dynasty official
李远哲李遠哲li3 yuan3 zhe2
Yuan T. Lee (1936-), Taiwanese-born Chemist and Nobel Prize winner in 1986
立定跳远立定跳遠li4 ding4 tiao4 yuan3
standing long jump
历史久远歷史久遠li4 shi3 jiu3 yuan3
ancient history
辽远遼遠liao2 yuan3
distant; far away; remote
路途遥远路途遙遠lu4 tu2 yao2 yuan3
distant; far-flung
马致远馬致遠ma3 zhi4 yuan3
Ma Zhiyuan (c. 1250-1321), Yuan dynasty dramatist in the 雜劇|杂剧 tradition of musical comedy, one of the Four Great Yuan Dramatists 元曲四大家
绵远綿遠mian2 yuan3
remote
渺远渺遠miao3 yuan3
distantly remote; also written 邈遠|邈远
邈远邈遠miao3 yuan3
see 渺遠|渺远
宁静致远寧靜致遠ning2 jing4 zhi4 yuan3
tranquility yields transcendence (idiom); quiet life of profound study; cf Still waters run deep.
宁远寧遠ning2 yuan3
Ningyuan county in Yongzhou 永州, Hunan
宁远县寧遠縣ning2 yuan3 xian4
Ningyuan county in Yongzhou 永州, Hunan
僻远僻遠pi4 yuan3
remote and faraway
偏远偏遠pian1 yuan3
remote; far from civilization
平远平遠ping2 yuan3
Pingyuan county in Meizhou 梅州, Guangdong
平远县平遠縣ping2 yuan3 xian4
Pingyuan county in Meizhou 梅州, Guangdong
前程远大前程遠大qian2 cheng2 yuan3 da4
to have a future full of promise
清远清遠qing1 yuan3
Qingyuan prefecture level city in Guangdong
清远市清遠市qing1 yuan3 shi4
Qingyuan prefecture level city in Guangdong province
He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).; Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.
任重道远任重道遠ren4 zhong4 dao4 yuan3
a heavy load and a long road; fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects, 8.7)
三级跳远三級跳遠san1 ji2 tiao4 yuan3
triple jump (athletics); hop, skip and jump
深谋远虑深謀遠慮shen1 mou2 yuan3 lv4
lit. deep plans and distant thoughts; to plan far ahead (idiom)
深谋远略深謀遠略shen1 mou2 yuan3 lve4
a well-thought out long-term strategy
深远深遠shen1 yuan3
far-reaching; profound and long-lasting
慎终追远慎終追遠shen4 zhong1 zhui1 yuan3
to pay careful attention to one's parents' funerary rites
十字军远征十字軍遠征shi2 zi4 jun1 yuan3 zheng1
the Crusades
疏远疏遠shu1 yuan3
to drift apart; to become estranged; to alienate; estrangement
甩远甩遠shuai3 yuan3
to cast far from oneself; to leave sb far behind; to outdistance
双筒望远镜雙筒望遠鏡shuang1 tong3 wang4 yuan3 jing4
binoculars
绥远綏遠sui2 yuan3
old name for district of Hohhot city 呼和浩特, Inner Mongolia
绥远省綏遠省sui2 yuan3 sheng3
former Suiyuan province in Inner Mongolia and Shanxi
天差地远天差地遠tian1 cha1 di4 yuan3
poles apart (idiom); entirely different
跳远跳遠tiao4 yuan3
long jump (athletics)
望远镜望遠鏡wang4 yuan3 jing4
binoculars; telescope
望远镜座望遠鏡座wang4 yuan3 jing4 zuo4
Telescopium (constellation)
望远瞄准镜望遠瞄準鏡wang4 yuan3 miao4 zhun3 jing4
telescopic sight; scope (on a rifle)
威远威遠wei1 yuan3
Weiyuan county in Neijiang 內江|内江, Sichuan
威远县威遠縣wei1 yuan3 xian4
Weiyuan county in Neijiang 內江|内江, Sichuan
无穷远点無窮遠點wu2 qiong2 yuan3 dian3
point at infinity (math.); infinitely distant point
无远弗届無遠弗屆wu2 yuan3 fu2 jie4
to extend all over the globe (idiom); far-reaching
骛远騖遠wu4 yuan3
overambitious
小花远志小花遠志xiao3 hua1 yuan3 zhi4
small-flowered milkwort (Polygala arvensis Willd. or P. telephioides), with roots used in Chinese medicine
玄远玄遠xuan2 yuan3
profound; abstruse mystery
言近旨远言近旨遠yan2 jin4 zhi3 yuan3
simple words with a profound meaning (idiom)
杨致远楊致遠yang2 zhi4 yuan3
Jerry Yang (1968-), Taiwan-US millionaire and creator of Yahoo
遥远遙遠yao2 yuan3
distant; remote
永永远远永永遠遠yong3 yong3 yuan3 yuan3
for ever and ever
永远永遠yong3 yuan3
forever; eternal
悠远悠遠you1 yuan3
long time ago; distant; far away
有失远迎有失遠迎you3 shi1 yuan3 ying2
(polite) excuse me for not going out to meet you
迂远迂遠yu1 yuan3
impractical
寓意深远寓意深遠yu4 yi4 shen1 yuan3
the implied message is deep (idiom); having deep implications
渊远淵遠yuan1 yuan3
deep; profound
源远流长源遠流長yuan2 yuan3 liu2 chang2
lit. source is distant and the flow is long (idiom); fig. sth goes back to the dim and distant past; a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then
远安遠安yuan3 an1
Yuan'an county in Yichang 宜昌, Hubei
远安县遠安縣yuan3 an1 xian4
Yuan'an county in Yichang 宜昌, Hubei
远避遠避yuan3 bi4
to keep at a distance; to forsake
远超过遠超過yuan3 chao1 guo4
to exceed by far; to outclass
远程遠程yuan3 cheng2
remote; long distance; long range
远程导弹遠程導彈yuan3 cheng2 dao3 dan4
long distance missile
远程登录遠程登錄yuan3 cheng2 deng1 lu4
telnet; rlogin; remote login
远程监控遠程監控yuan3 cheng2 jian1 kong4
RMON; remote monitoring
远处遠處yuan3 chu4
distant place
远大遠大yuan3 da4
far-reaching; broad; ambitious; promising
远大理想遠大理想yuan3 da4 li3 xiang3
lofty ideal
远地点遠地點yuan3 di4 dian3
apsis
远东遠東yuan3 dong1
Far East (loanword)
远东豹遠東豹yuan3 dong1 bao4
Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis)
远东山雀遠東山雀yuan3 dong1 shan1 que4
(bird species of China) Japanese tit (Parus minor)
远东树莺遠東樹鶯yuan3 dong1 shu4 ying1
(bird species of China) Manchurian bush warbler (Horornis borealis)
远东苇莺遠東葦鶯yuan3 dong1 wei3 ying1
(bird species of China) Manchurian reed warbler (Acrocephalus tangorum)
远渡重洋遠渡重洋yuan3 du4 chong2 yang2
to travel across the oceans
远端遠端yuan3 duan1
far end; remote end; remote; distant
远端胞浆遠端胞漿yuan3 duan1 bao1 jiang1
distal cytoplasm
远端转移遠端轉移yuan3 duan1 zhuan3 yi2
metastasis
远方遠方yuan3 fang1
far away; a distant location
远方来鸿遠方來鴻yuan3 fang1 lai2 hong2
letter from afar (literary)
远房遠房yuan3 fang2
distantly related; a distant relative
远非如此遠非如此yuan3 fei1 ru2 ci3
far from it being so (idiom)
远赴遠赴yuan3 fu4
to travel to (a distant place)
远隔千里遠隔千里yuan3 ge2 qian1 li3
thousands of miles away; far away
远古遠古yuan3 gu3
antiquity; ancient times
远光灯遠光燈yuan3 guang1 deng1
high beam (headlights)
远航遠航yuan3 hang2
distant sea voyage
远见遠見yuan3 jian4
vision
远见卓识遠見卓識yuan3 jian4 zhuo2 shi2
visionary and sagacious (idiom)
远郊遠郊yuan3 jiao1
outer suburbs; remote outskirts of a city
远近遠近yuan3 jin4
far and near; distance
远近皆知遠近皆知yuan3 jin4 jie1 zhi1
known far and wide (idiom)
远景遠景yuan3 jing3
prospect; long-range view
远距离遠距離yuan3 ju4 li2
long-distance
远距离监视遠距離監視yuan3 ju4 li2 jian1 shi4
off-site monitoring
远客遠客yuan3 ke4
guest from afar
远劳遠勞yuan3 lao2
you have made a long and exhausting journey (套语 polite talk); you will make a long trip (when asking a favor that involves going to a far away place)
远离遠離yuan3 li2
to be far from; to keep away from
远虑遠慮yuan3 lv4
long-term considerations; to take the long view
远略遠略yuan3 lve4
long-term strategy
远门遠門yuan3 men2
(to go to) distant parts; faraway; a distant relative
远门近枝遠門近枝yuan3 men2 jin4 zhi1
near and distant relatives
远谋遠謀yuan3 mou2
a long-term plan; an ambitious strategy
远期遠期yuan3 qi1
long-term (loan); at a fixed date in the future (e.g. for repayment); abbr. for 遠期合約|远期合约, forward contract (finance)
远期合约遠期合約yuan3 qi1 he2 yue1
forward contract (finance)
远亲遠親yuan3 qin1
a distant relative
远亲不如近邻遠親不如近鄰yuan3 qin1 bu4 ru2 jin4 lin2
A relative afar is less use than a close neighbor (idiom). Take whatever help is on hand, even from strangers.
远人遠人yuan3 ren2
an estranged person; sb who is alienated; people far from home
远日点遠日點yuan3 ri4 dian3
aphelion, the furthest point of a planet in elliptic orbit to the sun; opposite: perihelion 近日點|近日点; higher apsis
远涉遠涉yuan3 she4
to cross (the wide ocean)
远识遠識yuan3 shi2
foresight
远视遠視yuan3 shi4
farsighted; hyperopia or hypermetropia (farsightedness)
远水不解近渴遠水不解近渴yuan3 shui3 bu4 jie3 jin4 ke3
lit. distant water does not cure present thirst; fig. urgent need; a slow remedy does not address immediate needs