偏僻 piānpì remote
remote; desolate; far from the city
How to remember 偏僻: 偏 slanting + 僻 out-of-the-way = remote.
Characters
How it is used
- Remote and out-of-the-way, far from the bustle - 偏僻的山村 (piānpì de shāncūn) a remote mountain village.
- Emphasizes isolation and lack of development/traffic; slightly negative (inconvenient, desolate).
- Compare 偏远 (piānyuǎn, remote/far), which stresses distance; 偏僻 stresses seclusion and being off the beaten path.