远 遠 yuàn to distance oneself from (classical) syn 距离 距離 jù lí distance / CL:個|个[ge4] / to be apart from syn 南方 nán fāng south / southern China (areas to the south of the Yangtze River) syn 北方 běi fāng north / the northern part a country / China north of the Yellow River 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 北边 北邊 běi biān north / north side / northern part / to the north of syn 美洲 měi zhōu America (including North, Central and South America) / the Americas / abbr. for 亞美利加洲|亚美利加洲[Ya4 mei3 li4 jia1 Zhou1] 路程 lù chéng route / path traveled / distance traveled / course (of development) syn 南边 南邊 nán bian south / south side / southern part / to the south of syn 北极 北極 běi jí the North Pole / the Arctic Pole / the north magnetic pole 远程 遠程 yuǎn chéng remote / long distance / long range syn 全程 quán chéng the whole distance / from beginning to end 长途 長途 cháng tú long distance syn 南面 nán miàn south side / south syn 曼德拉 màn dé lā Nelson Mandela (1918-2013), South African ANC politician, president of South Africa 1994-1999 釜山 fǔ shān Busan Metropolitan City in South Gyeongsang Province 慶尚南道|庆尚南道[Qing4 shang4 nan2 dao4], South Korea 相隔 xiāng gé separated by (distance or time etc) syn 里程 lǐ chéng mileage (distance traveled) / course (of development) 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 南北 nán běi north and south / north to south 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 长跑 長跑 cháng pǎo long-distance running 长途电话 長途電話 cháng tú diàn huà long-distance call 江南 jiāng nán south of Changjiang or Yangtze river / south of the lower reaches of Changjiang / often refers to south Jiangsu, south Anhui and north Zhejiang provinces / a province during Qing times / in literature, refers to the sunny south / Gangnam (district in Seoul, South Korea) 焦距 jiāo jù focal length / focal distance 相距 xiāng jù distance apart / separated by a given distance syn 两极 兩極 liǎng jí the two poles / the north and south poles / both ends of sth / electric or magnetic poles 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 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 连绵 連綿 lián mián continuous / unbroken / uninterrupted / extending forever into the distance (of mountain range, river etc) syn 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 大田 dà tián Datian, a county in Sanming City 三明市[San1ming2 Shi4], Fujian / Daejeon Metropolitan City, capital of South Chungcheong Province 忠清南道[Zhong1qing1nan2dao4], South Korea syn 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 六合 liù hé the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, down) / the whole country / the universe / everything under the sun syn 北侧 北側 běi cè north side / north face syn 远近 遠近 yuǎn jìn far and near / distance syn 南侧 南側 nán cè south side / south face syn 幽深 yōu shēn serene and hidden in depth or distance syn 阳关 陽關 yáng guān Yangguan or Southern Pass on the south Silk Road in Gansu, 70 km south of Dunhuang 敦煌 远眺 遠眺 yuǎn tiào to gaze into the distance 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) 光州 guāng zhōu Guangzhou, old name for Huangchuan 潢川[Huang2 chuan1] in Xinyang 信陽|信阳, Henan / Gwangju Metropolitan City, capital of South Jeolla Province 全羅南道|全罗南道[Quan2 luo2 nan2 dao4], South Korea 远望 遠望 yuǎn wàng to gaze afar / to look into the distance 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 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 浩渺 hào miǎo vast / extending into the distance syn 中南 zhōng nán South Central China (Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan) / abbr. for China-South Africa 远距离 遠距離 yuǎn jù lí long-distance syn 岭南 嶺南 lǐng nán south of the five ranges / old term for south China, esp. Guangdong and Guangxi 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 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 东南西北 東南西北 dōng nán xī běi east, south, west and north / all directions 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) 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 五方 wǔ fāng the five regions: the east, south, west, north and center / all parts / China and the lands beyond its frontiers syn 南越 nán yuè South Vietnam / South Vietnamese 浩淼 hào miǎo vast / extending into the distance syn 开城 開城 kāi chéng Kaesong or Gaeseong city in southwest North Korea, close to the border with South Korea and a special economic zone for South Korean companies 两河 兩河 liǎng hé the areas to the north and south of the Yellow River (in the Spring and Autumn Period) / Mesopotamia 朝韩 朝韓 cháo hán North and South Korea 纵贯 縱貫 zòng guàn lit. warp string in weaving / fig. vertical or north-south lines / to pass through / to cross lengthwise / to pierce (esp. north-south or top-to-bottom) syn 魏晋南北朝 魏晉南北朝 wèi jìn nán běi cháo Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties / generic term for historic period 220-589 between Han and Sui 大藏经 大藏經 dà zàng jīng Tripitaka Koreana, Buddhist scriptures carved on 81,340 wooden tablets and housed in the Haein Temple 海印寺[Hai3 yin4 si4] in South Gyeongsang province of South Korea syn 三八线 三八線 sān bā xiàn 38th parallel, forming the DMZ border between North and South Korea 士族 shì zú land-owning class, esp. during Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties 魏晉南北朝|魏晋南北朝[Wei4 Jin4 Nan2 Bei3 Chao2] 株距 zhū jù spacing / distance between plants (within a row) 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 纵 縱 zòng vertical / north-south (Taiwan pr. [zong1]) / from front to back / longitudinal / lengthwise (Taiwan pr. [zong1]) / military unit corresponding to an army corps (Taiwan pr. [zong1]) / (bound form) to release (a captive) / to indulge / to leap up / (literary) even if syn 南区 南區 nán qū south district of city / south zone / Nan south district of a Taiwanese city 江原道 jiāng yuán dào Gangwon Province of Korea during Joseon Dynasty / Kangwon province of North Korea / Gangwon province in northeast South Korea, capital Chuncheon 春川[Chun1 chuan1] 阡 qiān road leading north and south syn 眺 tiào to gaze into the distance syn 远避 遠避 yuǎn bì to keep at a distance / to forsake 南北极 南北極 nán běi jí south and north poles 天渊 天淵 tiān yuān distance between two poles / poles apart 力臂 lì bì lever arm (i.e. perpendicular distance from the fulcrum to the line of force) 翘望 翹望 qiáo wàng to raise one's head and look into the distance / fig. to forward to / to long for 袤 mào length / distance from north to south 瞭 liào to watch from a height or distance 