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Results for 远
 yuǎn far / distant / remote / (intensifier in a comparison) by far / much (lower etc)
 yuàn to distance oneself from (classical)
Results beginning with 远
 yuǎn chéng remote / long distance / long range
 yuǎn yuǎn distant / by far
 yuǎn lí to be far from / to keep away from
 yuǎn chù distant place
 yuǎn fāng far away / a distant location
 Yuǎn dōng Far East (loanword)
 yuǎn gǔ antiquity / ancient times
 yuǎn dà far-reaching / broad / ambitious / promising
 yuǎn xiāo to sell to faraway lands
 yuǎn jìn far and near / distance
 yuǎn jǐng prospect / long-range view
 yuǎn yáng distant seas / the open ocean (far from the coast)
 yuǎn duān the far end (of an object) / remote (i.e. operating from a distance or over a computer network) / (anatomy) distal
 yuǎn xíng a long journey / far from home
 yuǎn qī long-term / at a fixed date in the future (e.g. for repayment) / abbr. for 遠期合約|远期合约[yuan3 qi1 he2 yue1]
 yuǎn zhēng an expedition, esp. military / march to remote regions
 yuǎn tiào to gaze into the distance
 yuǎn wàng to gaze afar / to look into the distance
 yuǎn fù to travel to (a distant place)
 yuǎn háng to travel a great distance by sea or air / voyage / long-haul flight
 yuǎn jiàn foresight / discernment / vision
 yuǎn zú excursion / hike / march
 yuǎn yáng (fame) spreads far and wide
 yuǎn jiāo outer suburbs / remote outskirts of a city
 yuǎn fáng distantly related / a distant relative
 yuǎn yóu to travel far / distant wanderings
 yuǎn shì farsighted / hyperopia or hypermetropia (farsightedness)
 yuǎn zhì far-reaching ambition / lofty ideal / milkwort (Polygala myrtifolia), with roots used in Chinese medicine
 yuǎn qīn a distant relative
 yuǎn mén (to go to) distant parts / faraway / a distant relative
 yuǎn lu:4 long-term considerations / to take the long view
 yuǎn bì to keep at a distance / to forsake
 yuǎn zǔ a remote ancestor
 yuǎn kè guest from afar
 yuǎn yīn indirect cause / remote cause
 Yuǎn ān Yuan'an county in Yichang 宜昌[Yi2 chang1], Hubei
 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)
 yuǎn lu:è long-term strategy
 yuǎn móu a long-term plan / an ambitious strategy
 yuǎn rén an estranged person / sb who is alienated / people far from home
 yuǎn shè to cross (the wide ocean)
 yuǎn shí foresight
 yuǎn shì to fade into the distance / (fig.) to peter out / to fade away
 Yuǎn téng Endō / (Japanese surname)
 yuǎn tiān heaven / the distant sky
 yuǎn tú long-distance / long-haul
 yuǎn yuán distantly related / remote affinity
 yuǎn zhòu distant descendants
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 yuǎn jù lí long-distance
 yuǎn zhēng jūn expeditionary force / army on a distant expedition
 yuǎn guāng dēng high beam (headlights)
 Yuǎn ān xiàn Yuan'an county in Yichang 宜昌[Yi2 chang1], Hubei
 yuǎn chāo guò to exceed by far / to outclass
 yuǎn dì diǎn apsis
 Yuǎn dōng bào Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis)
 yuǎn qīng tǐng Engaru,
 yuǎn rì diǎn aphelion, the furthest point of a planet in elliptic orbit to the sun / opposite: perihelion 近日點|近日点[jin4 ri4 dian3] / higher apsis
 yuàn xīn diǎn apogalacticon
 yuàn yáng qū pelagic zone
 yuàn yuè diǎn apocynthion
 yuǎn zhì kē Polygalaceae
 yuǎn chéng jiào yù tele-education
 yuǎn chéng jiān kòng RMON / remote monitoring
 yuǎn zǒu gāo fēi to go far / to escape to faraway places
访 yuǎn chéng fǎng wèn remote access
 yuǎn jiàn zhuó shí visionary and sagacious (idiom)
 yuǎn chéng dēng lù telnet / rlogin / remote login
 yuàn lí dú pǐn avoidance of drugs
  telemedicine / health-care telematics
 yuǎn chéng dǎo dàn long distance missile
 yuàn chéng xué xí distance learning
 yuǎn dà lǐ xiǎng lofty ideal
 yuǎn dào ér lái to come from far away
 Yuǎn dōng shān què (bird species of China) Japanese tit (Parus minor)
 Yuǎn dōng shù yīng (bird species of China) Manchurian bush warbler (Horornis borealis)
 Yuǎn dōng wěi yīng (bird species of China) Manchurian reed warbler (Acrocephalus tangorum)
 yuǎn duān bāo jiāng distal cytoplasm
 yuǎn duān gōng zuò to telecommute / to work remotely
 yuǎn duān zhuǎn yí metastasis
 yuǎn dù chóng yáng to travel across the oceans
鸿 yuǎn fāng lái hóng letter from afar (literary)
 yuǎn fēi rú cǐ far from it being so (idiom)
 yuǎn gé qiān lǐ thousands of miles away / far away
 yuǎn jìn jiē zhī known far and wide (idiom)
 yuǎn jìn wén míng to be known far and wide / to be well-known
 yuǎn mén jìn zhī near and distant relatives
 yuàn qī hé tòng forward contract
 yuǎn qī hé yuē forward contract (finance)
 yuǎn wèi jiě jué far from solved
 yuàn yáng bǔ lāo distant-water fishing
 yuàn yáng bǔ yú distant-water fishing
 yuàn yáng wū rǎn pelagic pollution / open sea pollution
 yuǎn yuǎn chāo guò surpassing by far
线 yuàn zǐ wài xiàn extreme ultraviolet
  force overwatch
  long-range patrol
  distance education
 yuàn hóng wài fú shè far-infrared radiation
 yuàn jù lí hǎi xiào teletsunami
 yuǎn jù lí jiān shì off-site monitoring
 yuàn jù lí xué xí distance learning
 yuàn xīn diǎn jù lí apofocal distance
 yuàn yáng bái qí shā oceanic whitetip shark
 yuàn yáng bǔ yú guó distant water fishing nation
 yuàn yáng yú chuán duì distant-water fleet
 yuǎn qīn bù rú jìn lín A relative afar is less use than a close neighbor (idiom). Take whatever help is on hand, even from strangers.
 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
 yuǎn shuǐ bù jiù jìn huǒ see 遠水救不了近火|远水救不了近火[yuan3 shui3 jiu4 bu5 liao3 jin4 huo3]
  long-range ballistic missile
  telematics
  long-range cruise missile
  Distance Secondary Learning
 yuàn chéng dǎo háng xì tǒng long-range aid to navigation system
 yuàn chéng xué xí kè chéng distance-learning programme
 yuàn jù lí zhēn chá jī long-range reconnaissance aircraft
  long-range firing notification
  long range surveillance unit
 yuàn jù lí cào zuò shè bèi remote-handling equipment
 yuàn jù lí tàn léi xì tǒng stand-off mine-detection system
 yuàn jù lí yīn xiǎng zhuāng zhì long-range acoustic device
 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
  Apogee Boost Motor
  remotely delivered mine
  Far Eastern Regional Investigation Team
  Telecommunication Preparation Programme
  Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer
  long-range identification and tracking of ships
 yuǎn lái de hé shang huì niàn jīng the monk coming from afar is good at reading scriptures (idiom) / foreign talent is valued higher than local talent
 yuàn qī tiān qì yù bào gōng zuò long-range weather forecasting
 yuǎn zǐ wài fēn guāng tàn cè qì Far
  Far Infrared Absolute Spectrophotometer
 yuàn dōng guó jì jūn shì fǎ tíng xiàn zhāng Charter of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East
  Remote Explosive Scent Tracing
  Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution
  Executive Body for the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution
  Programme on Development of Telematics and Computer Networks
Approximate Results for 远
 yǒng yuǎn forever / eternal
 yáo yuǎn distant / remote
 cháng yuǎn long-term / long-range
 shēn yuǎn far-reaching / profound and long-lasting
 gèng yuǎn farther
 piān yuǎn remote / far from civilization
 jiǔ yuǎn old / ancient / far away
 lǎo yuǎn very far away
 zuì yuǎn furthest / most distant / at maximum distance
 shū yuǎn to drift apart / to become estranged / to alienate / estrangement
 Zhōng yuǎn China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO) (abbr. for 中國遠洋運輸|中国远洋运输[Zhong1 guo2 Yuan3 yang2 Yun4 shu1])
 biān yuǎn far from the center / remote / outlying
 yōu yuǎn long time ago / distant / far away
 gāo yuǎn lofty
 tiào yuǎn long jump (athletics)
 liáo yuǎn distant / far away / remote
 Suí yuǎn old name for district of Hohhot city 呼和浩特[Hu1 he2 hao4 te4], Inner Mongolia
 An1 yuǎn Anyuan county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州[Gan4 zhou1], Jiangxi
 chà yuǎn inferior / not up to par / to fall far short / to be mistaken
 chě yuǎn to digress / to get sidetracked / to go off on a tangent
 Dìng yuǎn Dingyuan county in Chuzhou 滁州[Chu2 zhou1], Anhui
 Fǔ yuǎn Fuyuan county in Kiamusze or Jiamusi city 佳木斯[Jia1 mu4 si1], Heilongjiang
怀 Huái yuǎn Huaiyuan county in Bengbu 蚌埠[Beng4 bu4], Anhui
 Jìng yuǎn Jingyuan county in Baiyin 白銀|白银[Bai2 yin2], Gansu
 Kāi yuǎn Kaiyuan, county-level city in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan
 mián yuǎn remote
 miǎo yuǎn distantly remote / also written 邈遠|邈远[miao3 yuan3]
 miǎo yuǎn see 渺遠|渺远[miao3 yuan3]
 Níng yuǎn Ningyuan county in Yongzhou 永州[Yong3 zhou1], Hunan
 Píng yuǎn Pingyuan county in Meizhou 梅州[Mei2 zhou1], Guangdong
 pì yuǎn remote and faraway
 Qīng yuǎn Qingyuan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong
 shuǎi yuǎn to cast far from oneself / to leave sb far behind / to outdistance
 Wēi yuǎn Weiyuan county in Neijiang 內江|内江[Nei4 jiang1], Sichuan
 wù yuǎn overambitious
 xuán yuǎn profound / abstruse mystery
 yuān yuǎn deep / profound
 yū yuǎn impractical
 Zhāo yuǎn Zhaoyuan, county-level city in Yantai 煙台|烟台[Yan1 tai2], Shandong
 Zhèn yuǎn Zhenyuan county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qian2 dong1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou
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 wàng yuǎn jìng binoculars / telescope / CL:付[fu4],副[fu4],部[bu4]
 Lǐ Yuǎn zhé Yuan T. Lee (1936-), Taiwanese-born Chemist and Nobel Prize winner in 1986
 Mǎ Zhì yuǎn Ma Zhiyuan (c. 1250-1321), Yuan dynasty dramatist in the 雜劇|杂剧[za2 ju4] tradition of musical comedy, one of the Four Great Yuan Dramatists 元曲四大家[Yuan2 qu3 Si4 Da4 jia1]
 An1 yuǎn xiàn Anyuan county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州[Gan4 zhou1], Jiangxi
 dà lǎo yuǎn very far away
 dà yuǎn xíng great
 Dìng yuǎn xiàn Dingyuan county in Chuzhou 滁州[Chu2 zhou1], Anhui
 Dìng yuǎn yíng old name of Bayan Hot 巴彥浩特|巴彦浩特[Ba1 yan4 Hao4 te4], capital of Alxa League 阿拉善盟[A1 la1 shan4 Meng2], Inner Mongolia
 Fǔ yuǎn xiàn Fuyuan county in Kiamusze or Jiamusi city 佳木斯[Jia1 mu4 si1], Heilongjiang
怀 Huái yuǎn xiàn Huaiyuan county in Bengbu 蚌埠[Beng4 bu4], Anhui
 Huì yuǎn sì Huiyuan Monastery in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县[Dao4 fu2 xian4], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan
 Jìng yuǎn xiàn Jingyuan county in Baiyin 白銀|白银[Bai2 yin2], Gansu
 Kāi yuǎn shì Kaiyuan, county-level city in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan
怀 Lǐ Huái yuǎn Li Huaiyuan (-756), senior Tang dynasty official
 Níng yuǎn xiàn Ningyuan county in Yongzhou 永州[Yong3 zhou1], Hunan
 Píng yuǎn xiàn Pingyuan county in Meizhou 梅州[Mei2 zhou1], Guangdong
 Qīng yuǎn shì Qingyuan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong province
 rào yuǎn r to go the long way round / to take a circuitous route / (of a route) circuitous
 Suí yuǎn shěng former Suiyuan province in Inner Mongolia and Shanxi
 Wēi yuǎn xiàn Weiyuan county in Neijiang 內江|内江[Nei4 jiang1], Sichuan
 Yáng Zhì yuǎn Jerry Yang (1968-), Taiwan-US millionaire and creator of Yahoo
 Zhāo yuǎn shì Zhaoyuan, county-level city in Yantai 煙台|烟台[Yan1 tai2], Shandong
 Zhèn yuǎn xiàn Zhenyuan county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qian2 dong1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou
 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
 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)
 gāo zhān yuǎn zhǔ to stand tall and see far (idiom) / taking the long and broad view / acute foresight
 jìng ér yuǎn zhī to show respect from a distance (idiom) / to remain at a respectful distance
 shēn móu yuǎn lu:4 lit. deep plans and distant thoughts / to plan far ahead (idiom)
 bù yuǎn qiān lǐ make light of traveling a thousand li / go to the trouble of traveling a long distance
 chòu míng yuǎn yáng stinking reputation / notorious far and wide
 sān jí tiào yuǎn triple jump (athletics) / hop, skip and jump
 dēng gāo wàng yuǎn to stand tall and see far (idiom) / taking the long and broad view / acute foresight
 gāo fēi yuǎn zǒu to fly high and run far (idiom) / to leave in a hurry for a distance place
 gāo jǔ yuǎn dǎo to leave office for a high and distant place (idiom) / to retire and place oneself above the fray
 guì yuǎn jiàn jìn to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)
 hào gāo wù yuǎn to bite off more than one can chew (idiom) / to aim too high
 jí mù yuǎn wàng as far as the eye can see
 níng jìng zhì yuǎn tranquility yields transcendence (idiom) / quiet life of profound study / cf Still waters run deep.
 shān cháng shuǐ yuǎn long and arduous journey (idiom)
 shēn móu yuǎn lu:è a well-thought out long-term strategy
 shèn zhōng zhuī yuǎn to pay careful attention to one's parents' funerary rites
 tiān chā dì yuǎn poles apart (idiom) / entirely different
 yán jìn zhǐ yuǎn simple words with a profound meaning (idiom)
 yù yì shēn yuǎn the implied message is deep (idiom) / having deep implications
  remote areas
  The Vision from Banff
 cháng pèi yuǎn yù to control from a distance (idiom)
 chǔ gāo wù yuǎn to be overly ambitious (idiom)
 Duō luō měi yuǎn Torobiawan, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
 jiàn xíng jiàn yuǎn gradually proceed, gradually get further apart
 lì dìng tiào yuǎn standing long jump
 lì shǐ jiǔ yuǎn ancient history
 lù tú yáo yuǎn distant / far-flung
 qián chéng yuǎn dà to have a future full of promise
 Wàng yuǎn jìng zuò Telescopium (constellation)
 wú qióng yuǎn diǎn point at infinity (math.) / infinitely distant point
 wú yuǎn fú jiè to extend all over the globe (idiom) / far-reaching
 xiǎo huā yuǎn zhì small-flowered milkwort (Polygala arvensis Willd. or P. telephioides), with roots used in Chinese medicine
 yáng fān yuǎn háng to set sail on a voyage to a distant place / (fig.) to undertake a great mission
 yǒng yǒng yuǎn yuǎn for ever and ever
 yǒu shī yuǎn yíng (polite) excuse me for not going out to meet you
 Zhōng yuǎn Jí tuán COSCO (China Ocean Shipping Company)
 shè diàn wàng yuǎn jìng radio telescope
  Space Telescope
  Russian Far East
 dī néng wàng yuàn jìng Low Energy Telescope
 Duō luō měi yuǎn zú Torobiawan, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
 Fǔ yuǎn sān jiǎo zhōu Bolshoi Ussuriisk Island in the Heilongjiang or Amur river, at mouth of the Ussuri River opposite Khabarovsk / same as Heixiazi Island 黑瞎子島|黑瞎子岛[Hei1 xia1 zi5 Dao3]
 jūn zǐ yuàn páo chú lit. a nobleman stays clear of the kitchen (idiom, from Mencius) / fig. a nobleman who has seen a living animal cannot bear to see it die, hence he keeps away from the kitchen
 lěng què wàng yuàn jìng cooled telescope
 shén dà wàng yuǎn jìng very
 shí zì jūn yuǎn zhēng the Crusades
 shuāng tǒng wàng yuǎn jìng binoculars
 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
 wàng yuǎn miào zhǔn jìng telescopic sight / scope (on a rifle)
 Zhōng yuǎn Tài píng yáng COSCO Pacific Limited, major freight company
&gamma线  gamma-telescope
  Apollo Telescope Mount
  longer-range intermediate-range nuclear forces
  Visionaries of World Peace
  Isolation Allowance
 biàn zài yuǎn yáng gǎn jùn Pelagibacter
 dà shuāng tǒng wàng yuǎn jìng Large
 duō jìng miàn wàng yuǎn jìng MMT
 guó jiā yuàn jǐng yán jiū National Long-term Perspective Studies programme / National Long-term Perspective Studies
 jìng guǐ shén ér yuǎn zhī to respect Gods and demons from a distance (idiom) / to remain at a respectful distance
 mài zhé lún wàng yuǎn jìng Magellan
 mǎo xīng tuán wàng yuǎn jìng Subaru
 Zhōng yuǎn Xiāng Gǎng Jí tuán COSCO Hong Kong Group
2025年 202nián fēi zhōu shuǐ yuàn jǐng African Water Vision 2025
  large space telescope
  normal binoculars
 Hā bó Tài kōng Wàng yuǎn jìng Hubble Space Telescope
 yīng guó hóng wài wàng yuàn jìng United Kingdom Infra-Red Telescope
X射线  broad band X-ray telescope
X射线  Advanced X-Ray Telescope Facility
  moratorium on long-range missile testing
  Social Perspective on Development Branch
  Geological Long-Range Inclined Asdic
  Grazing Incidence Solar Telescope
  Projections and Perspective Studies Branch
  International Centre for Distance Learning
  undersea long-range missile system / underwater long-range missile system
 jù xíng mài zhé lún wàng yuǎn jìng Giant
 sī bì zé kōng jiān wàng yuǎn jìng Spitzer
2030年  Kenya Vision 2030
  New Strategic Vision for Regional Development
  Space Infrared Telescope Facility
  International Commission on Distance Education
  International Council for Distance Education
Chinese Tones