疏远 shūyuǎn to drift apart
to drift apart; to become estranged; to alienate; estrangement
How to remember 疏远: 疏 to neglect + 远 far = to drift apart.
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How it is used
- To grow distant / become estranged - 两人渐渐疏远了 (liǎng rén jiànjiàn shūyuǎn le) the two drifted apart.
- About emotional distance in relationships, either happening or deliberately created (疏远某人).
- Opposite of 亲近 (qīnjìn, to be close to); the estrangement is interpersonal, not physical distance - 关系很亲近 (guānxi hěn qīnjìn) on very close terms.