yuǎn
far
distant
remote
(intensifier in a comparison) by far
much (lower etc)
yuàn
to distance oneself from (classical)
yuǎn lí
to be far from
to keep away from
shēn yuǎn
far-reaching
profound and long-lasting
yuán yuǎn liú cháng
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
biān yuǎn
far from the center
remote
outlying
rèn zhòng dào yuǎn
a heavy load and a long road
fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects, 8.7)
piān yuǎn
remote
far from civilization
shū yuǎn
to drift apart
to become estranged
to alienate
estrangement
yōu yuǎn
long time ago
distant
far away
gāo zhān yuǎn zhǔ
to stand tall and see far (idiom); taking the long and broad view
acute foresight
yuǎn dà
far-reaching
broad
ambitious
promising
yuǎn chéng
remote
long distance
long range
yuǎn fāng
far away
a distant location
Níng yuǎn
Ningyuan county in Yongzhou 永州[Yong3 zhou1], Hunan
yuǎn zhēng
an expedition, esp. military
march to remote regions
Zhōng yuǎn
abbr. for 中遠集團|中远集团[Zhong1 yuan3 Ji2 tuan2], COSCO (China Ocean Shipping Company)
Huái yuǎn
Huaiyuan county in Bengbu 蚌埠[Beng4 bu4], Anhui
yuǎn shì
farsighted
hyperopia or hypermetropia (farsightedness)
Qīng yuǎn
Qingyuan prefecture level city in Guangdong
yuǎn yáng
(fame) spreads far and wide
wàng yuǎn jìng
binoculars
telescope
CL:付[fu4],副[fu4],部[bu4]
yuǎn yáng
distant seas
the open ocean (far from the coast)
yuǎn tiào
to gaze into the distance
yuǎn zhì
far-reaching ambition
lofty ideal
milkwort (Polygala myrtifolia), with roots used in Chinese medicine
yuǎn chāo guò
to exceed by far
to outclass
yuǎn duān
far end
remote end
remote
distant
yuǎn mén
(to go to) distant parts
faraway
a distant relative
jiàn xíng jiàn yuǎn
gradually proceed, gradually get further apart
yuǎn qī
long-term (loan)
at a fixed date in the future (e.g. for repayment)
abbr. for 遠期合約|远期合约[yuan3 qi1 he2 yue1], forward contract (finance)
yuǎn wàng
to gaze afar
to look into the distance
zuì yuǎn
furthest
most distant
at maximum distance
yuǎn xíng
a long journey
far from home
yuǎn zhēng jūn
expeditionary force
army on a distant expedition
Wēi yuǎn
Weiyuan county in Neijiang 內江|内江[Nei4 jiang1], Sichuan
Qīng yuǎn shì
Qingyuan prefecture level city in Guangdong province
Zhāo yuǎn
Zhaoyuan county level city in Yantai 煙台|烟台, Shandong
jìng ér yuǎn zhī
to show respect from a distance (idiom)
to remain at a respectful distance
chà yuǎn
inferior
not up to par
to fall far short
to be mistaken
Zhèn yuǎn
Zhenyuan county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qian2 dong1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou
Kāi yuǎn
Kaiyuan county level city in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan
Dìng yuǎn
Dingyuan county in Chuzhou 滁州[Chu2 zhou1], Anhui
níng jìng zhì yuǎn
tranquility yields transcendence (idiom); quiet life of profound study
cf Still waters run deep.
yuǎn yóu
to travel far
distant wanderings
Píng yuǎn
Pingyuan county in Meizhou 梅州, Guangdong
Ān yuǎn
Anyuan county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州, Jiangxi
yuǎn jiāo
outer suburbs
remote outskirts of a city
yuǎn zǒu gāo fēi
to go far
to escape to faraway places
Jìng yuǎn
Jingyuan county in Baiyin 白銀|白银[Bai2 yin2], Gansu
yuǎn jiàn zhuó shí
visionary and sagacious (idiom)
Zhāo yuǎn shì
Zhaoyuan county level city in Yantai 煙台|烟台, Shandong
yuǎn chéng dēng lù
telnet
rlogin
remote login
Yáng Zhì yuǎn
Jerry Yang (1968-), Taiwan-US millionaire and creator of Yahoo
yuǎn rén
an estranged person
sb who is alienated
people far from home
shēn móu yuǎn lǜ
lit. deep plans and distant thoughts
to plan far ahead (idiom)
yuǎn lǜ
long term (considerations)
(to take) the long view
yuǎn fáng
distantly related
a distant relative
bù yuǎn qiān lǐ
make light of traveling a thousand li
go to the trouble of traveling a long distance
Suí yuǎn
old name for district of Hohhot city 呼和浩特[Hu1 he2 hao4 te4], Inner Mongolia
Yuǎn ān
Yuan'an county in Yichang 宜昌[Yi2 chang1], Hubei
Zhōng yuǎn Jí tuán
COSCO (China Ocean Shipping Company)
dēng gāo wàng yuǎn
to stand tall and see far (idiom); taking the long and broad view
acute foresight
Wēi yuǎn xiàn
Weiyuan county in Neijiang 內江|内江[Nei4 jiang1], Sichuan
Fǔ yuǎn
Fuyuan county in Kiamusze or Jiamusi city 佳木斯[Jia1 mu4 si1], Heilongjiang
Huái yuǎn xiàn
Huaiyuan county in Bengbu 蚌埠[Beng4 bu4], Anhui
Dìng yuǎn xiàn
Dingyuan county in Chuzhou 滁州[Chu2 zhou1], Anhui
Kāi yuǎn shì
Kaiyuan county level city in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan
chòu míng yuǎn yáng
stinking reputation
notorious far and wide
yuǎn shè
to cross (the wide ocean)
Níng yuǎn xiàn
Ningyuan county in Yongzhou 永州[Yong3 zhou1], Hunan
Píng yuǎn xiàn
Pingyuan county in Meizhou 梅州, Guangdong
Mǎ Zhì yuǎn
Ma Zhiyuan, 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
sān jí tiào yuǎn
triple jump (athletics)
hop, skip and jump
yuǎn yuán
distantly related
remote affinity
Yuǎn ān xiàn
Yuan'an county in Yichang 宜昌[Yi2 chang1], Hubei
yù yì shēn yuǎn
the implied message is deep (idiom); having deep implications
Ān yuǎn xiàn
Anyuan county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州, Jiangxi
rén wú yuǎn lǜ , bì yǒu jìn yōu
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.
Jìng yuǎn xiàn
Jingyuan county in Baiyin 白銀|白银[Bai2 yin2], Gansu
yuǎn qīn bù rú jìn lín
A relative afar is less use than a close neighbor (idiom). Take whatever help is on hand, even from strangers.
yuǎn bì
to keep at a distance
to forsake
Zhōng yuǎn Tài píng yáng
COSCO Pacific Limited, major freight company
Zhèn yuǎn xiàn
Zhenyuan county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qian2 dong1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou
Fǔ yuǎn xiàn
Fuyuan county in Kiamusze or Jiamusi city 佳木斯[Jia1 mu4 si1], Heilongjiang
yuǎn móu
a long-term plan
an ambitious strategy
qián chéng yuǎn dà
to have a future full of promise
yuǎn gé qiān lǐ
thousands of miles away
far away
yuǎn fēi rú cǐ
far from it being so (idiom)
shèn zhōng zhuī yuǎn
to pay careful attention to one's parents' funerary rites
xuán yuǎn
profound
abstruse mystery
jí mù yuǎn wàng
as far as the eye can see
yuǎn yīn
indirect cause
remote cause
Lǐ Yuǎn zhé
Yuan T. Lee (1936-), Taiwanese-born Chemist and Nobel Prize winner in 1986
miǎo yuǎn
distantly remote
also written 邈遠|邈远[miao3 yuan3]
yuǎn shuǐ jiù bu liǎo jìn huǒ
lit. water from afar quenches not fire; fig. urgent need
a slow remedy does not address the current emergency
Suí yuǎn shěng
former Suiyuan province in Inner Mongolia and Shanxi
jìng guǐ shén ér yuǎn zhī
to respect Gods and demons from a distance (idiom); to remain at a respectful distance
yuǎn shuǐ bù jiě jìn kě
lit. distant water does not cure present thirst; fig. urgent need
a slow remedy does not address immediate needs
yán jìn zhǐ yuǎn
simple words with a profound meaning (idiom)
wú qióng yuǎn diǎn
point at infinity (math.)
infinitely distant point
wàng yuǎn jìng zuò
Telescopium (constellation)
Yuǎn dōng bào
Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis)
gāo fēi yuǎn zǒu
to fly high and run far (idiom); to leave in a hurry for a distance place
zhōng yuǎn Tài píng yáng yǒu xiàn gōng sī
COSCO Pacific Limited, major freight company
Huì yuǎn sì
Huiyuan Monastery in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县[Dao4 fu2 xian4], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan
Fǔ yuǎn sān jiǎo zhōu
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
guì yuǎn jiàn jìn
to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)
yuǎn láo
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)
shēn móu yuǎn lüè
a well-thought out long-term strategy
Lǐ Huái yuǎn
Li Huaiyuan (-756), senior Tang dynasty official
Dìng yuǎn yíng
old name of Bayan Hot 巴彥浩特|巴彦浩特[Ba1 yan4 Hao4 te4], capital of Alxa League 阿拉善盟[A1 la1 shan4 Meng2], Inner Mongolia
rào yuǎn r
the road twists here and there
to make a detour
to take a long way around
Duō luō měi yuǎn
Torobiawan, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
cháng pèi yuǎn yù
to control from a distance (idiom)
gāo jǔ yuǎn dǎo
to leave office for a high and distant place (idiom); to retire and place oneself above the fray
xiǎo huā yuǎn zhì
small-flowered milkwort (Polygala arvensis Willd. or P. telephioides), with roots used in Chinese medicine
yuǎn fāng lái hóng
letter from afar (literary)
yuǎn mén jìn zhī
near and distant relatives
Duō luō měi yuǎn zú
Torobiawan, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
chǔ gāo wù yuǎn
to be overly ambitious (idiom)
yuǎn rì diǎn
aphelion, the furthest point of a planet in elliptic orbit to the sun
opposite: perihelion 近日點|近日点[jin4 ri4 dian3]
higher apsis
yuǎn qī hé yuē
forward contract (finance)
Yuǎn dōng shān què
(bird species of China) Japanese tit (Parus minor)
Yuǎn dōng shù yīng
(bird species of China) Manchurian bush warbler (Horornis borealis)
Yuǎn dōng wěi yīng
(bird species of China) Manchurian reed warbler (Acrocephalus tangorum)
yuǎn shuǐ bù jiù jìn huǒ
see 遠水救不了近火|远水救不了近火[yuan3 shui3 jiu4 bu5 liao3 jin4 huo3]
yuǎn dù chóng yáng
to travel across the oceans
yuǎn fù
to travel to (a distant place)
yuǎn jìn jiē zhī
known far and wide (idiom)
Mǎ Zhì yuǎn
Ma Zhiyuan (c. 1250-1321), Yuan dynasty dramatist in the 雜劇|杂剧[za2 ju4] tradition of musical comedy, one of the Four great Yuan dramatists 元曲四大家[Yuan2 qu3 si4 da4 jia1]
yuǎn lǜ
long-term considerations
to take the long view
jūn zǐ yuàn páo chú
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
tiān chā dì yuǎn
poles apart (idiom)
entirely different
hào gāo wù yuǎn
to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)
to aim too high
chě yuǎn
to digress
to get sidetracked
to go off on a tangent
yǒu shī yuǎn yíng
(polite) excuse me for not going out to meet you
wàng yuǎn miào zhǔn jìng
telescopic sight
scope (on a rifle)
Wàng yuǎn jìng zuò
Telescopium (constellation)
shēn móu yuǎn lǜ
lit. deep plans and distant thoughts
to plan far ahead (idiom)
shēn móu yuǎn lüè
a well-thought out long-term strategy
wú yuǎn fú jiè
to extend all over the globe (idiom)
far-reaching
shuǎi yuǎn
to cast far from oneself
to leave sb far behind
to outdistance
rén wú yuǎn lǜ , bì yǒu jìn yōu
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.