遥远 yáoyuǎn distant
distant; remote
How to remember 遥远: 遥 distant + 远 far = distant.
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How it is used
- Distant, far off (in space or time) - 遥远的地方 (yáoyuǎn de dìfang) a faraway place, 遥远的未来 (yáoyuǎn de wèilái) the distant future.
- Stronger and more evocative than plain 远 (yuǎn); suggests great, almost unreachable distance.
- Works for physical distance and for time or emotional remoteness.
Example sentences
- 哥伦布航行至遥远的西方，去寻找一个新大陆。 Gēlúnbù hángxíng zhì yáoyuǎn de xīfāng, qù xúnzhǎo yígè xīndàlù.Columbus sailed farther west to look for a new continent.