远 遠 yuǎn far / distant / remote / (intensifier in a comparison) by far / much (lower etc) syn 远远 遠遠 yuǎn yuǎn distant / by far syn 深处 深處 shēn chù abyss / depths / deepest or most distant part syn 遥远 遙遠 yáo yuǎn distant / remote syn 远处 遠處 yuǎn chù distant place syn 远方 遠方 yuǎn fāng far away / a distant location syn 渺茫 miǎo máng uncertain / remote / distant and indistinct / vague syn 千里迢迢 qiān lǐ tiáo tiáo from distant parts syn 远门 遠門 yuǎn mén (to go to) distant parts / faraway / a distant relative syn 隔膜 gé mó diaphragm (anatomy) / distant (socially aloof) / divided by lack of mutual comprehension / nonexpert syn 近代 jìn dài the not-very-distant past / modern times, excluding recent decades / (in the context of Chinese history) the period from the Opium Wars until the May 4th Movement (mid-19th century to 1919) / capitalist times (pre-1949) syn 远亲 遠親 yuǎn qīn a distant relative syn 远征军 遠征軍 yuǎn zhēng jūn expeditionary force / army on a distant expedition 遥遥 遙遙 yáo yáo distant / remote syn 远洋 遠洋 yuǎn yáng distant seas / the open ocean (far from the coast) syn 本家 běn jiā a member of the same clan / a distant relative with the same family name syn 远房 遠房 yuǎn fáng distantly related / a distant relative syn 山珍海味 shān zhēn hǎi wèi exotic delicacies / luxury foodstuff from distant locations syn 远游 遠遊 yuǎn yóu to travel far / distant wanderings 隐隐约约 隱隱約約 yǐn yǐn yuē yuē faint / distant / barely audible 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 上古 shàng gǔ the distant past / ancient times / antiquity / early historical times syn 苍茫 蒼茫 cāng máng boundless / vast / hazy (distant horizon) syn 若即若离 若即若離 ruò jí ruò lí lit. seeming neither close nor distant (idiom) / fig. to keep one's distance / (of a relationship) lukewarm / vague syn 悠远 悠遠 yōu yuǎn long time ago / distant / far away syn 天南地北 tiān nán dì běi distant places / all over the country / (to talk) about this and that syn 最远 最遠 zuì yuǎn furthest / most distant / at maximum distance 远赴 遠赴 yuǎn fù to travel to (a distant place) 源远流长 源遠流長 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 syn 遥想 遙想 yáo xiǎng to think about (the distant past or future) syn 亲疏 親疏 qīn shū close and distant (relatives) syn 辽远 遼遠 liáo yuǎn distant / faraway / remote syn 粗 麤 cū remote / distant / variant of 粗[cu1] syn 裔 yì (bound form) descendants / (bound form) of ... ancestry (as in 華裔|华裔[Hua2yi4] "of Chinese descent") / (literary) distant lands / (literary) fringe / periphery syn 遥 遙 yáo (bound form) distant / remote / far away syn 攸 yōu distant, far / adverbial prefix 疏 shū to dredge / to clear away obstruction / thin / sparse / scanty / distant (relation) / not close / to neglect / negligent / to present a memorial to the Emperor / commentary / annotation syn 渺 miǎo (of an expanse of water) vast / distant and indistinct / tiny or insignificant syn 赊 賒 shē to buy or sell on credit / distant / long (time) / to forgive syn 辽 遼 liáo (bound form) distant / faraway 缅 緬 miǎn distant / remote / detailed 遐 xiá distant / long-lasting / to abandon syn 不即不离 不即不離 bù jí bù lí to be neither too familiar nor too distant / to keep sb at arm's length syn 邃 suì deep / distant / mysterious syn 白雪皑皑 白雪皚皚 bái xuě ái ái brilliant white snow cover (esp. of distant peaks) 逌 yóu distant / joyous / satisfied 窎 窵 diào (literary) distant / deep / profound 亲疏贵贱 親疏貴賤 qīn shū guì jiàn close and distant, rich and poor (idiom) / everyone / all possible relations 遐迩一体 遐邇一體 xiá ěr yī tǐ both near and distant treated alike (idiom) 远水不解近渴 遠水不解近渴 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 高举远蹈 高舉遠蹈 gāo jǔ yuǎn dǎo to leave office for a high and distant place (idiom) / to retire and place oneself above the fray 遐方 xiá fāng distant places / distant lands 兵马未动，粮草先行 兵馬未動，糧草先行 bīng mǎ wèi dòng , liáng cǎo xiān xíng before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom) / logistics comes before military maneuvers / an army marches on its stomach 金融市场管理局 jīn róng shì chǎng guǎn lǐ jú Autorité des Marchés Financiers 时间是把杀猪刀 時間是把殺豬刀 shí jiān shì bǎ shā zhū dāo lit. time is a butcher's knife / fig. time marches on, relentless and unforgiving / nothing gold can stay 逴 chuò apparent / distant / highly 窵 diào deep / distant / profound 充车 充車 chōng chē to be transported to a distant place for penal servitude / to banish 千里之外 qiān lǐ zhī wài thousand miles distant 杳茫 yǎo máng distant and out of sight 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 渺运 渺運 miǎo yùn faraway / distant / remote 渺远 渺遠 miǎo yuǎn distant / remote (spatially or in time) 无穷远点 無窮遠點 wú qióng yuǎn diǎn point at infinity (math.) / infinitely distant point 疏淡 shū dàn sparse / thin / distant 疏阔 疏闊 shū kuò inaccurate / slipshod / poorly thought-out / distant / vague / long-separated / broadly scattered 眇眇 miǎo miǎo sublime / solitary / distant or remote / to gaze off into the distance 藐藐 miǎo miǎo contemptuous (of manner) / high and distant / mysterious / grand / magnificent 遐胄 xiá zhòu distant descendants 遥不可及 遙不可及 yáo bù kě jí unattainable / far-fetched / out of reach / exceedingly remote or distant 远天 遠天 yuǎn tiān heaven / the distant sky 远水救不了近火 遠水救不了近火 yuǎn shuǐ jiù bu liǎo jìn huǒ water in a distant place is of little use in putting out a fire right here / (fig.) a slow remedy does not address the current emergency 远胄 遠胄 yuǎn zhòu distant descendants 远门近枝 遠門近枝 yuǎn mén jìn zhī near and distant relatives 邈冥冥 miǎo míng míng far off / distant 邈然 miǎo rán distant / remote 留守儿童 留守兒童 liú shǒu ér tóng "left-behind children", rural children whose parents have to make a living as migrant workers in distant urban areas, but cannot afford to keep the family with them 远洋捕鱼国 yuàn yáng bǔ yú guó distant water fishing nation 远洋渔船队 yuàn yáng yú chuán duì distant-water fleet 远洋捕鱼 遠洋捕魚 yuàn yáng bǔ yú distant-water fishing 远洋捕捞 遠洋捕撈 yuàn yáng bǔ lāo distant-water fishing 倞 liàng distant / to seek / old variant of 亮[liang4] / bright 运筹帷幄之中，决胜千里之外 運籌帷幄之中，決勝千里之外 yùn chóu wéi wò zhī zhōng , jué shèng qiān lǐ zhī wài a general planning in the seclusion of his tent is able to determine the outcome of the distant battle (idiom) 七大姑八大姨 qī dà gū bā dà yí distant relatives 扬帆远航 揚帆遠航 yáng fān yuǎn háng to set sail on a voyage to a distant place / (fig.) to undertake a great mission 负笈 負笈 fù jí (literary) to leave home to pursue studies in (a distant place) 远嫁 遠嫁 yuǎn jià to marry a man who lives in a distant place 