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yuǎn

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yuǎn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yuǎn | yuan3
English translation
far
distant
remote
to distance oneself from (classical)
distant, remote, far; profound

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About yuǎn

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

yuǎn

Contains the radical

chuò

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí

Learning hint

walk

Etymology of yuǎn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

辶元

Semantic compound

chuò

Phonetic compound

Yuán

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. chuò represents the meaning and Yuán represents the sound. Simplified form of yuǎn .

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Example sentences using yuǎn

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yǎn 透过 tòu guò 望远镜 wàng yuǎn jìng kān .

He squinted through the telescope.

不论 bù lùn 远近 yuǎn jìn 车费 chē fèi 一律 yīlǜ shè Yuán .

A uniform fare of ten dollars any distance.

离题 lí tí tài yuǎn le , suǒ yāo jiǎng de 故事 gùshì 主要 zhǔyào shì 关于 guānyú .

I digress. My tale does not primarily concern itself with the hen.

永远 yǒngyuǎn yòng 爱恋 aì liàn de 渴想 lái 描画 miáo huà .

I paint you and fashion you ever with my love longings.

yāo zhào 这样 zhè yàng 表演 biǎoyǎn 下去 xià qù ,永远 yǒngyuǎn huì yǒu 观众 guānzhòng 要你加演 jiā yǎn !

You'll never get an encore if you perform like that!

Words with yuǎn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
永远 yǒngyuǎn forever永遠
yuǎn far yuǎn
远远 yuǎn yuǎn distant遠遠
远离 yuǎn lí to be far from遠離
遥远 yáoyuǎn distant遙遠
长远 cháng yuǎn long-term長遠
远处 yuǎn chù distant place遠處
远程 yuǎn chéng remote遠程
远方 yuǎn fāng far away遠方
老远 lǎo yuǎn very far away老遠
望远镜 wàng yuǎn jìng binoculars望遠鏡
深远 shēn yuǎn far-reaching深遠
疏远 shūyuǎn to drift apart疏遠
远东 Yuǎn dōng Far East (loanword)遠東
远期 yuǎn qī long-term遠期
远大 yuǎn dà broad遠大
偏远 piān yuǎn remote偏遠
远征 yuǎn zhēng march to remote regions遠征
远见 yuǎn jiàn vision遠見
远古 yuǎn gǔ antiquity遠古
久远 jiǔ yuǎn old久遠
远景 yuǎn jǐng prospect遠景
远洋 yuǎn yáng distant seas遠洋
远端 yuǎn duān far end遠端
边远 biān yuǎn remote邊遠

yuǎn Decomposition & Compounds

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yuǎn Decomposition

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