"Far" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 yuǎn far / distant / remote / (intensifier in a comparison) by far / much (lower etc)
 yáo distant / remote / far / far away
 tì far
 jiǎ far / grand
 duì yú regarding / as far as sth is concerned / with regards to
 jìng rán unexpectedly / to one's surprise / in spite of everything / in that crazy way / actually / to go as far as to
 jū rán unexpectedly / to one's surprise / go so far as to
 ér yán (typically preceded by 就…[jiu4 xx5] or 對…|对…[dui4 xx5] etc) as far as ... is concerned / speaking in terms of ...
 zhì jīn so far / to this day / until now
 yuǎn yuǎn distant / by far
 guò dù excessive / over- / excess / going too far / extravagant / intemperate / overdue
 jǐn kě néng as far as possible / to do one's utmost
 yuǎn lí to be far from / to keep away from
 nǎi zhì and even / to go so far as to
 chāo chū to exceed / to overstep / to go too far / to encroach
 yuǎn fāng far away / a distant location
 zhì cǐ up until now / so far
 wàn lǐ far away / thousands of miles / 10000 li
 bù zhì yú unlikely to go so far as to / not as bad as
 qì jīn so far / to date / until now
 màn tiān lit. to fill the whole sky / everywhere / as far as the eye can see
 hòu fāng the rear / far behind the front line
 duì wǒ lái shuō as far as I'm concerned
 shàng wú not yet / not so far
 zhì yú as for / as to / to go so far as to
 bù miào (of a turn of events) not too encouraging / far from good / anything but reassuring
 Yuǎn dōng Far East (loanword)
 piān pì remote / desolate / far from the city
 yuǎn jìn far and near / distance
 sì miàn bā fāng in all directions / all around / far and near
 piān yuǎn remote / far from civilization
 jiǔ yuǎn old / ancient / far away
 lǎo yuǎn very far away
 yì xiāng foreign land / a place far from home
 yóu zǐ person living or traveling far from home
 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
 hé zhǐ far more than / not just
 suǒ jí to reach as far as / within reach
 yī wàng wú jì as far as the eye can see (idiom)
 biān yuǎn far from the center / remote / outlying
 guò huǒ to go too far (in word or deed) / over the top
 lì suǒ néng jí as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom) / to the best of one's ability / within one's powers
 yōu yuǎn long time ago / distant / far away
 jiā huà story or deed that captures the imagination and is spread far and wide
 quán shèng total victory / to excel by far / name of a tank / slam
 tiān rǎng zhī bié lit. as different as sky and earth (idiom) / fig. night and day difference / opposite extremes / a world of difference / a far cry from
 chū gé to overstep the bounds of what is proper / to take sth too far / (of a measuring device) to go off the scale
 xiá ěr near and far / far and wide
 qǐ zhǐ not only / far from / more than
 yáo yáo wú qī far in the indefinite future (idiom) / so far away it seems forever
 wàng chén mò jí lit. to see only the other rider's dust and have no hope of catching up (idiom) / to be far inferior
 shì kě ér zhǐ to stop before going too far (idiom) / to stop while one can / don't overdo it / stop while you're ahead
 gāo zhān yuǎn zhǔ to stand tall and see far (idiom) / taking the long and broad view / acute foresight
 yuǎn zǒu gāo fēi to go far / to escape to faraway places
 fèng máo lín jiǎo lit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns (idiom) / fig. few and far between
 shōu bīng to retreat / to withdraw troops / to recall troops / fig. to finish work / to wind up / to call it a day / used with negatives: the task is far from over
 màn shān biàn yě lit. covering the mountains and the plains (idiom) / fig. as far as the eye can see / covering everything / omnipresent
 míng yáng sì hǎi to become known far and wide (idiom) / famous
 yuǎn yáng (fame) spreads far and wide
 tiān gè yī fāng (of relatives or friends) to live far apart from each other
 fǎ r way / method / means / Taiwan pr. [fa1 r5]
 màn wú biān jì extremely vast / boundless / limitless / digressing / discursive / going off on tangents / straying far off topic
 yuǎn yóu to travel far / distant wanderings
 shēn móu yuǎn lu:4 lit. deep plans and distant thoughts / to plan far ahead (idiom)
 liáo luò sparse / few and far between
 biān cháng mò jí lit. the whip cannot reach (idiom) / beyond one's influence / too far to be able to help
 jí yòu far right
 liáo yuǎn distant / far away / remote
 yī wàng wú yín to stretch as far as the eye can see (idiom)
 qiáo jū to live far away from one's native place / to reside in a foreign country
 yín yáng huò Epimedium, genus of herbaceous flowering plant, cultivated in the Far East as aphrodisiac / also called barrenwort or horny goatweed (said to resemble crushed goat's testicles)
 zhān wàng to look far ahead / to look forward (to)
 yǎo rán quiet, silent, and lonely / far and indistinct / gone without a trace
西 Tài xī "the Far West" / old term for Europe and America
 zòng mù as far as the eye can see
 chòu míng yuǎn yáng stinking reputation / notorious far and wide
 jiǎng to speak / to explain / to negotiate / to emphasize / to be particular about / as far as sth is concerned / speech / lecture
 liáo ruò chén xīng rare as morning stars (idiom) / few and far between / sparse
 jìng unexpectedly / actually / to go so far as to / indeed
 dà míng dà fàng (idiom) to freely air one's views / to be heard far and wide / to attract a lot of attention
 fēng liú yún sàn lit. dispersed by wind and scattered like clouds (idiom) / fig. scattered far and wide (of friends and relatives)
 yōu distant, far / adverbial prefix
 jiǔ xiāo yún wài beyond the topmost clouds (idiom) / unimaginably far away
 guò yóu bù jí too far is as bad as not enough (idiom, from the Analects)
 tiān yá ruò bǐ lín far-flung realms as next door (idiom) / close in spirit although far away
 shì ěr rén xiá to long for sb far away / to grieve over the dead
 zhì zài sì fāng to aspire to travel far and make one's mark (idiom)
 jí mù yuǎn wàng as far as the eye can see
 liú luò tā xiāng to wander far from home
 màn tiān biàn dì lit. to fill the whole sky and cover the land / everywhere / as far as the eye can see
 màn tiān biàn yě lit. to fill the whole sky and cover the land / everywhere / as far as the eye can see
 dēng gāo wàng yuǎn to stand tall and see far (idiom) / taking the long and broad view / acute foresight
 huò bù xuán zhǒng trouble is never far away (idiom)
 jīng zhēn mǎn mù thorns and brambles as far as eye can see (idiom) / beset by troubles
 gāo fēi yuǎn zǒu to fly high and run far (idiom) / to leave in a hurry for a distance place
 làng jì jiāng hú to roam far and wide / to drift with the wind
 bī rén tài shèn to push sb too far / to go too far (in oppressing people)
 làng jì tiān yá to roam far and wide (idiom) / to travel the world
 qì jīn wéi zhǐ so far / up to now / still (not)
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