yuan3
far; distant; remote; (intensifier in a comparison) by far; much (lower etc)

yuan4
to distance oneself from (classical)

strokes 13
radical
strokes after radical 10
安远 安遠 an1 yuan3
Anyuan county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州, Jiangxi

安远县 安遠縣 an1 yuan3 xian4
Anyuan county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州, Jiangxi

边远 邊遠 bian1 yuan3
far from the center; remote; outlying

不远千里 不遠千里 bu4 yuan3 qian1 li3
make light of traveling a thousand li; go to the trouble of traveling a long distance

差远 差遠 cha4 yuan3
inferior; not up to par; to fall far short; to be mistaken

长辔远驭 長轡遠馭 chang2 pei4 yuan3 yu4
to control from a distance (idiom)

长远 長遠 chang2 yuan3
long-term; long-range

扯远 扯遠 che3 yuan3
to digress; to get sidetracked; to go off on a tangent

臭名远扬 臭名遠揚 chou4 ming2 yuan3 yang2
stinking reputation; notorious far and wide

大老远 大老遠 da4 lao3 yuan3
very far away

登高望远 登高望遠 deng1 gao1 wang4 yuan3
to stand tall and see far (idiom); taking the long and broad view; acute foresight

定远 定遠 ding4 yuan3
Dingyuan county in Chuzhou 滁州, Anhui

定远县 定遠縣 ding4 yuan3 xian4
Dingyuan county in Chuzhou 滁州, Anhui

定远营 定遠營 ding4 yuan3 ying2
old name of Bayan Hot 巴彥浩特|巴彦浩特, capital of Alxa League 阿拉善盟, Inner Mongolia

哆啰美远 哆囉美遠 duo1 luo1 mei3 yuan3
Torobiawan, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan

哆啰美远族 哆囉美遠族 duo1 luo1 mei3 yuan3 zu2
Torobiawan, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan

抚远 撫遠 fu3 yuan3
Fuyuan county in Kiamusze or Jiamusi city 佳木斯, Heilongjiang

抚远三角洲 撫遠三角洲 fu3 yuan3 san1 jiao3 zhou1
Bolshoi Ussuriisk Island in the Heilongjiang or Amur river, at mouth of the Ussuri River opposite Khabarovsk; same as Heixiazi Island 黑瞎子島|黑瞎子岛

抚远县 撫遠縣 fu3 yuan3 xian4
Fuyuan county in Kiamusze or Jiamusi city 佳木斯, Heilongjiang

高飞远走 高飛遠走 gao1 fei1 yuan3 zou3
to fly high and run far (idiom); to leave in a hurry for a distance place

高举远蹈 高舉遠蹈 gao1 ju3 yuan3 dao3
to leave office for a high and distant place (idiom); to retire and place oneself above the fray

高远 高遠 gao1 yuan3
lofty

高瞻远瞩 高瞻遠矚 gao1 zhan1 yuan3 zhu3
to stand tall and see far (idiom); taking the long and broad view; acute foresight

贵远贱近 貴遠賤近 gui4 yuan3 jian4 jin4
to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)

哈伯太空望远镜 哈伯太空望遠鏡 ha1 bo2 tai4 kong1 wang4 yuan3 jing4
Hubble Space Telescope

好高骛远 好高騖遠 hao4 gao1 wu4 yuan3
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

穷在闹市无人问,富在深山有远亲 窮在鬧市無人問,富在深山有遠親 qiong2 zai4 nao4 shi4 wu2 ren2 wen4 - fu4 zai4 shen1 shan1 you3 yuan3 qin1
the poor are ignored in the busiest city; the rich will find relatives in the deepest mountain

绕远儿 繞遠兒 rao4 yuan3 er5
the road twists here and there; to make a detour; to take a long way around

人无远虑,必有近忧 人無遠慮,必有近憂 ren2 wu2 yuan3 lv4 - bi4 you3 jin4 you1
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

远水不救近火 遠水不救近火 yuan3 shui3 bu4 jiu4 jin4 huo3
see 遠水救不了近火|远水救不了近火

远水救不了近火 遠水救不了近火 yuan3 shui3 jiu4 bu5 liao3 jin4 huo3
lit. water from afar quenches not fire; fig. urgent need; a slow remedy does not address the current emergency

远藤 遠藤 yuan3 teng2
Endō (Japanese surname)

远天 遠天 yuan3 tian1
heaven; the distant sky

远眺 遠眺 yuan3 tiao4
to gaze into the distance

远途 遠途 yuan3 tu2
long-distance; long-haul

远望 遠望 yuan3 wang4
to gaze afar; to look into the distance

远未解决 遠未解決 yuan3 wei4 jie3 jue2
far from solved

远销 遠銷 yuan3 xiao1
to sell to faraway lands

远行 遠行 yuan3 xing2
a long journey; far from home

远洋 遠洋 yuan3 yang2
distant seas; the open ocean (far from the coast)

远扬 遠揚 yuan3 yang2
(fame) spreads far and wide

远因 遠因 yuan3 yin1
indirect cause; remote cause

远游 遠遊 yuan3 you2
to travel far; distant wanderings

远缘 遠緣 yuan3 yuan2
distantly related; remote affinity

远远 遠遠 yuan3 yuan3
distant

远远超过 遠遠超過 yuan3 yuan3 chao1 guo4
surpassing by far

远征 遠征 yuan3 zheng1
an expedition, esp. military; march to remote regions

远征军 遠征軍 yuan3 zheng1 jun1
expeditionary force; army on a distant expedition

远志 遠志 yuan3 zhi4
far-reaching ambition; lofty ideal; milkwort (Polygala myrtifolia), with roots used in Chinese medicine

远胄 遠胄 yuan3 zhou4
distant descendants

远走高飞 遠走高飛 yuan3 zou3 gao1 fei1
to go far; to escape to faraway places

远足 遠足 yuan3 zu2
excursion; hike; march

远祖 遠祖 yuan3 zu3
a remote ancestor

招远 招遠 zhao1 yuan3
Zhaoyuan county level city in Yantai 煙台|烟台, Shandong

招远市 招遠市 zhao1 yuan3 shi4
Zhaoyuan county level city in Yantai 煙台|烟台, Shandong

镇远 鎮遠 zhen4 yuan3
Zhenyuan county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州, Guizhou

镇远县 鎮遠縣 zhen4 yuan3 xian4
Zhenyuan county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州, Guizhou

中远 中遠 zhong1 yuan3
abbr. for 中遠集團|中远集团, COSCO (China Ocean Shipping Company)

中远集团 中遠集團 zhong1 yuan3 ji2 tuan2
COSCO (China Ocean Shipping Company)

中远太平洋 中遠太平洋 zhong1 yuan3 tai4 ping2 yang2
COSCO Pacific Limited, major freight company

中远太平洋有限公司 中遠太平洋有限公司 zhong1 yuan3 tai4 ping2 yang2 you3 xian4 gong1 si1
COSCO Pacific Limited, major freight company

中远香港集团 中遠香港集團 zhong1 yuan3 xiang1 gang3 ji2 tuan2
COSCO Hong Kong Group

最远 最遠 zui4 yuan3
furthest; most distant; at maximum distance