远 遠 yuàn to distance oneself from (classical) syn 多久 duō jiǔ (of time) how long? / (not) a long time 距离 距離 jù lí distance / CL:個|个[ge4] / to be apart from syn 不久 bù jiǔ not long (after) / before too long / soon / soon after syn 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 行程 xíng chéng journey / travel route / distance of travel / course (of history) / stroke (of a piston) / (Tw) (computing) process syn 越过 越過 yuè guò to cross over / to transcend / to cover distance / to overcome / to rise above syn 早已 zǎo yǐ for a long time / long since / (dialect) in the past syn 路程 lù chéng route / path traveled / distance traveled / course (of development) syn 远程 遠程 yuǎn chéng remote / long distance / long range syn 赛跑 賽跑 sài pǎo race (running) / to race (running) 全程 quán chéng the whole distance / from beginning to end 团团转 團團轉 tuán tuán zhuàn to go round and round / running around in circles / fig. frantically busy syn 走狗 zǒu gǒu hunting dog / hound / (fig.) running dog / lackey syn 长途 長途 cháng tú long distance syn 流水 liú shuǐ running water / (business) turnover syn 长远 長遠 cháng yuǎn long-term / long-range syn 自来水 自來水 zì lái shuǐ running water / tap water 相隔 xiāng gé separated by (distance or time etc) syn 里程 lǐ chéng mileage (distance traveled) / course (of development) syn 长夜 長夜 cháng yè long dark night / fig. long period of misery and oppression 前不久 qián bù jiǔ not long ago / not long before syn 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 起跑 qǐ pǎo to start running / the start of a race syn 解说 解說 jiě shuō to explain (verbally) / to give a running commentary syn 远航 遠航 yuǎn háng to travel a great distance by sea or air / voyage / long-haul flight 航程 háng chéng flight / voyage / distance traveled / range (of an airplane or ship) 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] 长袖 長袖 cháng xiù long sleeves / long-sleeved shirt 长途电话 長途電話 cháng tú diàn huà long-distance call 一连 一連 yī lián in a row / in succession / running syn 焦距 jiāo jù focal length / focal distance 相距 xiāng jù distance apart / separated by a given distance syn 远景 遠景 yuǎn jǐng scenery in the distance / long-term prospects / (photography) long shot 遥望 遙望 yáo wàng to look into the distance syn 久违 久違 jiǔ wéi (haven't done sth) for a long time / a long time since we last met syn 跑鞋 pǎo xié running shoes syn 长途汽车 長途汽車 cháng tú qì chē long-distance coach 短距离 短距離 duǎn jù lí short distance / a stone's throw away syn 累计 累計 lěi jì to calculate the running total / cumulative / the total / in total syn 连绵 連綿 lián mián continuous / unbroken / uninterrupted / extending forever into the distance (of mountain range, river etc) syn 营运 營運 yíng yùn running / operation (of airport, bus service, business etc) 间距 間距 jiān jù gap / spacing / distance between objects / interval between events 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 跨度 kuà dù span / horizontal distance between vertical supports 长距离 長距離 cháng jù lí long distance syn 长途车 長途車 cháng tú chē long-distance bus / coach 远近 遠近 yuǎn jìn far and near / distance syn 长龙 長龍 cháng lóng long queue / long line (of cars, people etc) 幽深 yōu shēn serene and hidden in depth or distance syn 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 远眺 遠眺 yuǎn tiào to gaze into the distance syn 久已 jiǔ yǐ long ago / a long time since syn 进深 進深 jìn shēn (of a house or room) distance from the entrance to the rear / depth syn 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 烽烟 烽煙 fēng yān fire beacon (used as alarm signal over long distance) syn 华里 華里 huá lǐ li (Chinese unit of distance) 远望 遠望 yuǎn wàng to gaze afar / to look into the distance syn 连日 連日 lián rì day after day / for several days running syn 对开 對開 duì kāi running in opposite direction (buses, trains, ferries etc) 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 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 中长跑 中長跑 zhōng cháng pǎo middle distance race 千里 qiān lǐ a thousand miles / a thousand li (i.e. 500 kilometers) / a long distance 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 浩渺 hào miǎo vast / extending into the distance syn 鹰犬 鷹犬 yīng quǎn hawks and hounds / (fig.) running dogs / hired thugs syn 远虑 遠慮 yuǎn lǜ long-term considerations / to take the long view 挂机 掛機 guà jī to hang up (a phone) / to leave a computer etc running (idling, downloading, or playing a game in one's stead etc) 远距离 遠距離 yuǎn jù lí long-distance syn 最远 最遠 zuì yuǎn furthest / most distant / at maximum distance 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 长毛 長毛 cháng máo long-wool (sheep etc) / long-haired (dog etc) 瞭望 liào wàng to watch from a height or distance / to keep a lookout 打长途 打長途 dǎ cháng tú to make a long distance call 续续 續續 xù xù continuous / on and on / running 行书 行書 xíng shū running script / semicursive script (Chinese calligraphic style) 测距仪 測距儀 cè jù yí distance measuring equipment 跑步机 跑步機 pǎo bù jī treadmill / running machine 轮距 輪距 lún jù tread (the distance between the two front – or two rear – wheels of a vehicle) 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 运行状况 運行狀況 yùn xíng zhuàng kuàng operational state / running state 治军 治軍 zhì jūn running of armed forces / military management / to govern armed forces / to direct troops 通水 tōng shuǐ to have running water (in a house etc) 浩淼 hào miǎo vast / extending into the distance syn 南北长 南北長 nán běi cháng north-south distance 碾过 碾過 niǎn guò to crush sth by running over it 河西走廊 hé xī zǒu láng Hexi Corridor (or Gansu Corridor), a string of oases running the length of Gansu, forming part of the Northern Silk Road 株距 zhū jù spacing / distance between plants (within a row) 停航 tíng háng to stop running (of flight of shipping service) / to suspend service (flight, sailing) / to interrupt schedule 王军霞 王軍霞 wáng jūn xiá Wang Junxia (1973-), Chinese long-distance runner 码 碼 mǎ weight / number / code / to pile / to stack / classifier for length or distance (yard), happenings etc syn 引 yǐn to draw (e.g. a bow) / to pull / to stretch sth / to extend / to lengthen / to involve or implicate in / to attract / to lead / to guide / to leave / to provide evidence or justification for / old unit of distance equal to 10 丈[zhang4], one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters syn 隔 gé to separate / to partition / to stand or lie between / at a distance from / after or at an interval of syn 舍 shè (bound form) residence / house / (bound form) my (in speaking of relatives younger than oneself) / (archaic) unit of distance equal to 30 li 里[li3] 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 亘 亙 gèn extending all the way across / running all the way through 