异地恋 異地戀 yì dì liàn long-distance romance / long-distance relationship 水下远程导弹系统 水下遠程導彈系統 undersea long-range missile system / underwater long-range missile system 反导导弹 反導導彈 fǎn dǎo dǎo dàn anti-missile missile (such as the Patriot Missile) 反弹道导弹导弹 anti-ballistic missile missile / ABM missile 远程 遠程 yuǎn chéng remote / long distance / long range syn 远景 遠景 yuǎn jǐng scenery in the distance / long-term prospects / (photography) long shot 远途 遠途 yuǎn tú long-distance / long-haul 相距 xiāng jù distance apart / separated by a given distance syn 敬而远之 敬而遠之 jìng ér yuǎn zhī to show respect from a distance (idiom) / to remain at a respectful distance syn 距 jù to be at a distance of ... from / to be apart from / (bound form) distance / spur (on the leg of certain birds: gamecock, pheasant etc) syn 敬鬼神而远之 敬鬼神而遠之 jìng guǐ shén ér yuǎn zhī to respect Gods and demons from a distance (idiom) / to remain at a respectful distance 标柱 標柱 biāo zhù distance marker / pole marking distance on racetrack 安全距离 安全距離 ān quán jù lí minimum safety distance / safety distance; 距离制约 distance constraint / 350 M distance constraint 反导系统 反導系統 fǎn dǎo xì tǒng anti-missile system / missile defense system 导弹监察小组 missile monitoring group / missile group 反坦克导弹发射器 反坦克導彈發射器 anti-tank missile launcher / anti-armour missile launcher 管发射、光学跟踪、有线制导导弹 管發射、光學跟蹤、有線制導導彈 tube-launched optically-tracked wire guided missile / TOW missile 陶式导弹 陶式導彈 tube-launched optically-tracked wire guided missile / TOW missile 手提式防空导弹 手提式防空導彈 shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missile / shoulder-fired missile 战区导弹 戰區導彈 theatre missile / shorter-range missile 短程导弹 短程導彈 theatre missile / shorter-range missile 反导弹导弹 反導彈導彈 anti-missile missile 长期 長期 cháng qī long term / long time / long range (of a forecast) syn 长久 長久 cháng jiǔ long-time / long-term / lasting / enduring / permanent / for a long time syn 千里 qiān lǐ a thousand miles / a thousand li (i.e. 500 kilometers) / a long distance 长途 長途 cháng tú long distance syn 远距离 遠距離 yuǎn jù lí long-distance syn 长跑 長跑 cháng pǎo long-distance running 投掷 投擲 tóu zhì to throw sth a long distance / to hurl / to throw at / to throw (dice etc) / to flip (a coin) syn 长途电话 長途電話 cháng tú diàn huà long-distance call 打长途 打長途 dǎ cháng tú to make a long distance call 远航 遠航 yuǎn háng to travel a great distance by sea or air / voyage / long-haul flight 长距离 長距離 cháng jù lí long distance syn 烽烟 烽煙 fēng yān fire beacon (used as alarm signal over long distance) syn 长途汽车 長途汽車 cháng tú qì chē long-distance coach 长途车 長途車 cháng tú chē long-distance bus / coach 不远千里 不遠千里 bù yuǎn qiān lǐ make light of traveling a thousand li / go to the trouble of traveling a long distance syn 王军霞 王軍霞 wáng jūn xiá Wang Junxia (1973-), Chinese long-distance runner 翘望 翹望 qiáo wàng to raise one's head and look into the distance / fig. to forward to / to long for 长途网路 長途網路 cháng tú wǎng lù long distance network 长跑运动员 長跑運動員 cháng pǎo yùn dòng yuán long distance runner 长途话费 長途話費 cháng tú huà fèi long distance call charge 远程弹道导弹 long-range ballistic missile 暂停远程导弹试验 暫停遠程導彈試驗 moratorium on long-range missile testing 远程巡航导弹 遠程巡航導彈 long-range cruise missile 早已 zǎo yǐ for a long time / long since / (dialect) in the past syn 不久 bù jiǔ not long (after) / before too long / soon / soon after syn 多久 duō jiǔ (of time) how long? / (not) a long time 长远 長遠 cháng yuǎn long-term / long-range syn 前不久 qián bù jiǔ not long ago / not long before syn 多头 多頭 duō tóu many-headed / many-layered (authority) / devolved (as opposed to centralized) / pluralistic / (as classifier) number of animals / long term (finance) / long (investment) syn 久违 久違 jiǔ wéi (haven't done sth) for a long time / a long time since we last met syn 长廊 長廊 cháng láng promenade / long hallway / Long Corridor in the Summer Palace, Beijing 北京頤和園|北京颐和园[Bei3 jing1 Yi2 he2 yuan2] 长夜 長夜 cháng yè long dark night / fig. long period of misery and oppression 长袖 長袖 cháng xiù long sleeves / long-sleeved shirt 长毛 長毛 cháng máo long-wool (sheep etc) / long-haired (dog etc) 长龙 長龍 cháng lóng long queue / long line (of cars, people etc) 任重道远 任重道遠 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) syn 万水千山 萬水千山 wàn shuǐ qiān shān ten thousand crags and torrents (idiom) / the trials and tribulations of a long journey / a long and difficult road syn 久已 jiǔ yǐ long ago / a long time since syn 远虑 遠慮 yuǎn lǜ long-term considerations / to take the long view 夙 sù morning / early / long-held / long-cherished syn 寿比南山 壽比南山 shòu bǐ nán shān Live as long as the Zhongnan Mountains! (idiom) / Long may you live! syn 放长线钓大鱼 放長線釣大魚 fàng cháng xiàn diào dà yú use a long line to catch a big fish (idiom) / a long-term plan for major returns 宿见 宿見 sù jiàn long-held opinion / long-cherished view 蟏蛸 蠨蛸 xiāo shāo long-jawed orb weaver, aka long-jawed spider (family Tetragnathidae) 远劳 遠勞 yuǎn láo (courteous expression) you have made a long and exhausting journey / you will be making a long trip (when asking a favor that involves going to a faraway place) 长久以来 長久以來 cháng jiǔ yǐ lái for a long time now / long since 长臂吊车 long-reach crane / long-reach boom 长期任职的工作人员 long-service staff / long-serving staff 国家远景研究 guó jiā yuàn jǐng yán jiū National Long-term Perspective Studies programme / National Long-term Perspective Studies 分久必合，合久必分 fēn jiǔ bì hé , hé jiǔ bì fēn lit. that which is long divided must unify, and that which is long unified must divide (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4]) / fig. things are constantly changing 豅 lóng long and wide valley 兔子尾巴长不了 兔子尾巴長不了 tù zi wěi ba cháng bu liǎo rabbits don't have long tails (idiom) / its days are numbered / won't last long syn 距离 距離 jù lí distance / CL:個|个[ge4] / to be apart from syn 行程 xíng chéng journey / travel route / distance of travel / course (of history) / stroke (of a piston) / (Tw) (computing) process syn 全程 quán chéng the whole distance / from beginning to end 越过 越過 yuè guò to cross over / to transcend / to cover distance / to overcome / to rise above syn 路程 lù chéng route / path traveled / distance traveled / course (of development) syn 里程 lǐ chéng mileage (distance traveled) / course (of development) syn 相隔 xiāng gé separated by (distance or time etc) syn 焦距 jiāo jù focal length / focal distance 远近 遠近 yuǎn jìn far and near / distance syn 连绵 連綿 lián mián continuous / unbroken / uninterrupted / extending forever into the distance (of mountain range, river etc) syn 最远 最遠 zuì yuǎn furthest / most distant / at maximum distance 遥望 遙望 yáo wàng to look into the distance syn 间距 間距 jiān jù gap / spacing / distance between objects / interval between events syn 零距离 零距離 líng jù lí zero distance / face-to-face 远端 遠端 yuǎn duān the far end (of an object) / remote (i.e. operating from a distance or over a computer network) / (anatomy) distal 航程 háng chéng flight / voyage / distance traveled / range (of an airplane or ship) syn 跨度 kuà dù span / horizontal distance between vertical supports 远眺 遠眺 yuǎn tiào to gaze into the distance syn 远望 遠望 yuǎn wàng to gaze afar / to look into the distance syn 幽深 yōu shēn serene and hidden in depth or distance syn 瞭望 liào wàng to watch from a height or distance / to keep a lookout 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 测距仪 測距儀 cè jù yí distance measuring equipment 轮距 輪距 lún jù tread (the distance between the two front – or two rear – wheels of a vehicle) 