远yuǎnfar
远 (yuǎn) means "far." It appears in 学校离我家很远。 (The school is far from my home.) and 公司不远。 (The company isn't far.) When A asks 你家离公司远吗? (Is your home far from the company?), B replies 不远,坐地铁十分钟。 (Not far, it's ten minutes by subway.)
What does 远 mean?
- 1.
faradjective
What does the character 远 mean?
- 远far
How do you use 远?
See it in 离我家很远 and 不远
What are some examples of 远 in a sentence?
How is 远 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你家离公司远吗?
Nǐ jiā lí gōngsī yuǎn ma?
Is your home far from the company?
- Speaker B:
不远,坐地铁十分钟。
Bù yuǎn, zuò dìtiě shí fēnzhōng.
Not far, it's ten minutes by subway.
- Speaker A:
那很近。
Nà hěn jìn.
That's close.
- Speaker B:
是啊。
Shì a.
Yes.
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.