十万八千里 十萬八千里 shí wàn bā qiān lǐ light-years (apart) / a million miles (apart) / (i.e. indicates a huge difference or a huge distance) syn 遥遥无期 遙遙無期 yáo yáo wú qī far in the indefinite future (idiom) / so far away it seems forever syn 天涯若比邻 天涯若比鄰 tiān yá ruò bǐ lín far-flung realms as next door (idiom) / close in spirit although far away 天各一方 tiān gè yī fāng (of relatives or friends) to live far apart from each other syn 一东一西 一東一西 yī dōng yī xī far apart 遐迩 遐邇 xiá ěr near and far / far and wide 远 遠 yuǎn far / distant / remote / (intensifier in a comparison) by far / much (lower etc) syn 逼人太甚 bī rén tài shèn to push sb too far / to go too far (in oppressing people) 海内存知己，天涯若比邻 海內存知己，天涯若比鄰 hǎi nèi cún zhī jǐ , tiān yá ruò bǐ lín close friend in a distant land, far-flung realms as next door / close in spirit although far away 甩远 甩遠 shuǎi yuǎn to cast far from oneself / to leave sb far behind / to outdistance 大相径庭 大相徑庭 dà xiāng jìng tíng as different as can be (idiom) / poles apart syn 四分五裂 sì fēn wǔ liè all split up and in pieces (idiom) / disunity (in an organization) / complete lack of unity / to disintegrate / falling apart / to be at sixes and sevens syn 开天辟地 開天闢地 kāi tiān pì dì to split heaven and earth apart (idiom) / refers to the Pangu 盤古|盘古[Pan2 gu3] creation myth syn 分崩离析 分崩離析 fēn bēng lí xī to collapse and fall apart (idiom) / to break up / falling to pieces syn 吹毛求疵 chuī máo qiú cī lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom) / fig. to be fastidious / nitpick syn 妻离子散 妻離子散 qī lí zǐ sàn a family wrenched apart (idiom) syn 不啻天渊 不啻天淵 bù chì tiān yuān no less than from heaven to the abyss (idiom) / differing widely / worlds apart / the gap couldn't be bigger 隔行如隔山 gé háng rú gé shān different trades, worlds apart (idiom) / to sb outside the profession, it is a closed book 一日三秋 yī rì sān qiū a single day apart seems like three seasons (idiom) syn 咫尺天涯 zhǐ chǐ tiān yá so close, yet worlds apart (idiom) 天差地远 天差地遠 tiān chā dì yuǎn poles apart (idiom) / entirely different syn 判若云泥 判若雲泥 pàn ruò yún ní as different as heaven and earth (idiom) / worlds apart syn 一日不见，如隔三秋 一日不見，如隔三秋 yī rì bù jiàn , rú gé sān qiū one day apart seems like three years (idiom) 天差地別 tiān chā dì bié poles apart (idiom) / as different as can be 一个天南，一个地北 一個天南，一個地北 yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi to live miles apart (idiom) 肉烂在锅里 肉爛在鍋裡 ròu làn zài guō lǐ lit. the meat falls apart as it stews, but it all stays in the pot (idiom) / fig. some of us may lose or gain, but in any case the benefits don't go to outsiders 天差地别 天差地別 tiān chā dì bié (idiom) poles apart / as different as can be 聚少离多 聚少離多 jù shǎo lí duō (idiom) (of a husband and wife, etc) to spend more time apart than together / to see each other very little 一个天南，一个地北 一個天南，一個地北 yī ge - tiān nán , yī ge - dì běi (idiom) to live miles apart 聚少离多 聚少離多 jù shǎo - lí duō (idiom) (of a husband and wife etc) to spend more time apart than together / to see each other very little 一望无际 一望無際 yī wàng wú jì as far as the eye can see (idiom) syn 力所能及 lì suǒ néng jí as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom) / to the best of one's ability / within one's powers syn 天壤之别 天壤之別 tiān rǎng zhī bié lit. the difference between heaven and earth (idiom) / fig. night and day difference / a world of difference / a far cry (from) syn 望尘莫及 望塵莫及 wàng chén mò jí lit. to see only the other rider's dust and have no hope of catching up (idiom) / to be far inferior syn 适可而止 適可而止 shì kě ér zhǐ (idiom) to refrain from going too far / to know when to stop syn 高瞻远瞩 高瞻遠矚 gāo zhān yuǎn zhǔ to stand tall and see far (idiom) / taking the long and broad view / acute foresight syn 凤毛麟角 鳳毛麟角 fèng máo lín jiǎo lit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns (idiom) / fig. few and far between syn 漫山遍野 màn shān biàn yě lit. covering the mountains and the plains (idiom) / fig. as far as the eye can see / covering everything / omnipresent syn 名扬四海 名揚四海 míng yáng sì hǎi to become known far and wide (idiom) / famous syn 深谋远虑 深謀遠慮 shēn móu yuǎn lǜ lit. deep plans and distant thoughts / to plan far ahead (idiom) syn 鞭长莫及 鞭長莫及 biān cháng mò jí lit. the whip cannot reach (idiom) / beyond one's influence / too far to be able to help syn 一望无垠 一望無垠 yī wàng wú yín to stretch as far as the eye can see (idiom) syn 山高水长 山高水長 shān gāo shuǐ cháng high as the mountain and long as the river (idiom) / fig. noble and far-reaching syn 寥若晨星 liáo ruò chén xīng rare as morning stars (idiom) / few and far between / sparse syn 大鸣大放 大鳴大放 dà míng dà fàng (idiom) to freely air one's views / to be heard far and wide / to attract a lot of attention 风流云散 風流雲散 fēng liú yún sàn lit. dispersed by wind and scattered like clouds (idiom) / fig. scattered far and wide (of friends and relatives) syn 志在四方 zhì zài sì fāng to aspire to travel far and make one's mark (idiom) 望文生义 望文生義 wàng wén shēng yì lit. view a text and interpret (idiom) / to interpret word by word without understanding the meaning / a far-fetched interpretation 漫天遍地 màn tiān biàn dì lit. to fill the whole sky and cover the land (idiom) / fig. everywhere / as far as the eye can see 登高望远 登高望遠 dēng gāo wàng yuǎn to stand tall and see far (idiom) / taking the long and broad view / acute foresight syn 祸不旋踵 禍不旋踵 huò bù xuán zhǒng trouble is never far away (idiom) 穿凿附会 穿鑿附會 chuān záo fù huì (idiom) to make far-fetched claims / to offer outlandish explanations syn 荆榛满目 荊榛滿目 jīng zhēn mǎn mù thorns and brambles as far as eye can see (idiom) / beset by troubles 过犹不及 過猶不及 guò yóu bù jí too far is as bad as not enough (idiom, from the Analects) syn 高飞远走 高飛遠走 gāo fēi yuǎn zǒu to fly high and run far (idiom) / to leave in a hurry for a distance place 九霄云外 九霄雲外 jiǔ xiāo yún wài beyond the topmost clouds (idiom) / unimaginably far away 浪迹天涯 浪跡天涯 làng jì tiān yá to roam far and wide (idiom) / to travel the world syn 一传十，十传百 一傳十，十傳百 yī chuán shí , shí chuán bǎi (idiom) (of news etc) to spread like wildfire / to be disseminated far and wide 人无远虑，必有近忧 人無遠慮，必有近憂 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. 名驰遐迩 名馳遐邇 míng chí xiá ěr To have one's fame spread far and wide. (idiom) 天低吴楚，眼空无物 天低吳楚，眼空無物 tiān dī wú chǔ , yǎn kōng wú wù the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom) / nothing to see to the broad horizon 闻名遐迩 聞名遐邇 wén míng xiá ěr to be famous far and wide (idiom) syn 遐迩皆知 遐邇皆知 xiá ěr jiē zhī well-known far and near (idiom) 远非如此 遠非如此 yuǎn fēi rú cǐ far from it being so (idiom) 比登天还难 比登天還難 bǐ dēng tiān hái nán lit. even harder than reaching the sky (idiom) / fig. extremely difficult / far from an easy task 无远弗届 無遠弗屆 wú yuǎn fú jiè to extend all over the globe (idiom) / far-reaching 远近皆知 遠近皆知 yuǎn jìn jiē zhī known far and wide (idiom) 龙生龙，凤生凤 龍生龍，鳳生鳳 lóng shēng lóng , fèng shēng fèng lit. dragon births dragon, phoenix births phoenix (idiom) / fig. the apple doesn't fall far from the tree 天高皇帝远 天高皇帝遠 tiān gāo huáng dì yuǎn lit. the sky is high and the emperor is far away (idiom) / fig. remote places are beyond the reach of the central government 拔根汗毛比腰粗 bá gēn hàn máo bǐ yāo cū lit. a hair plucked from (person A) would be thicker than (person B)'s waist (idiom) / fig. A is far richer (or more powerful) than B / (used in a pattern such as A拔根汗毛比B的腰粗[A ba2 gen1 han4 mao2 bi3 B de5 yao1 cu1]) 大鸣大放 大鳴大放 dà míng - dà fàng (idiom) to freely air one's views / to be heard far and wide / to attract a lot of attention 闻名遐迩 聞名遐邇 wén míng - xiá ěr (idiom) to be famous far and wide syn 除了 chú le besides / apart from (... also...) / in addition to / except (for) syn 分别 分別 fēn bié to part / to leave each other / to distinguish / to tell apart / difference / distinction / in different ways / differently / separately / individually syn 距离 距離 jù lí distance / CL:個|个[ge4] / to be apart from syn 以外 yǐ wài apart from / other than / except for / external / outside of / on the other side of / beyond syn 其余 其餘 qí yú the rest / the others / remaining / remainder / apart from them syn 拉开 拉開 lā kāi to pull open / to pull apart / to space out / to increase syn 崩溃 崩潰 bēng kuì to collapse / to crumble / to fall apart syn 除此之外 chú cǐ zhī wài apart from this / in addition to this syn 除去 chú qù to eliminate / to remove / except for / apart from syn 分化 fēn huà to split apart / differentiation 断裂 斷裂 duàn liè fracture / rupture / to break apart syn 撕裂 sī liè to tear / to rip apart syn 分身 fēn shēn (of one who has supernatural powers) to replicate oneself so as to appear in two or more places at the same time / a derivative version of sb (or sth) (e.g. avatar, proxy, clone, sockpuppet) / to spare some time for a separate task / to cut a corpse into pieces / to pull a body apart by the four limbs / parturition syn 相距 xiāng jù distance apart / separated by a given distance syn 悬殊 懸殊 xuán shū vastly different / poles apart syn 天涯海角 tiān yá hǎi jiǎo the ends of the earth / separated worlds apart syn 疏远 疏遠 shū yuǎn to drift apart / to become estranged / to alienate / estrangement syn 分居 fēn jū to separate (married couple) / to live apart (of husband and wife, family members) 选派 選派 xuǎn pài to select / to detail / to set apart / to appoint syn 拆卸 chāi xiè to dismantle / to take apart syn 脱节 脫節 tuō jié to come apart syn 拆下 chāi xià to dismantle / to take apart 分家 fēn jiā to separate and live apart / division of a large family into smaller groups 疏离 疏離 shū lí to become alienated / estranged / alienation / disaffection / set wide apart 撕扯 sī chě to tear apart 割裂 gē liè to cut apart / to sever / to separate / to isolate syn 马步 馬步 mǎ bù (martial arts) horse stance (with legs wide apart, as when riding a horse) 