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远yuǎnfar

HSK 2word

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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. 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?

  1. 学校离我家很远。

    Xuéxiào lí wǒ jiā hěn yuǎn.

    The school is far from my home.

  2. 公司不远。

    Gōngsī bù yuǎn.

    The company isn't far.

How is 远 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你家离公司远吗?

    Nǐ jiā lí gōngsī yuǎn ma?

    Is your home far from the company?

  2. Speaker B:

    不远,坐地铁十分钟。

    Bù yuǎn, zuò dìtiě shí fēnzhōng.

    Not far, it's ten minutes by subway.

  3. Speaker A:

    那很近。

    Nà hěn jìn.

    That's close.

  4. Speaker B:

    是啊。

    Shì a.

    Yes.

Can you use 远 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 学校离我家很___。 (The school is far from my home.)
  2. 2.What does 公司不远。 mean?
  3. 3.What does 远 mean in 你家离公司远吗?

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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.