远 (遠) yuǎn

1. yuǎn adjective far; distant
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In this sense 远 means 遥远. For example, 稍微远一点儿就看不见 'if it was a little further away then [she] could not see it' (GHC '远' 1; Kroll 2015 '遠' 1, p. 577; Ye Shengtao 1999, p. 10)
2. yuǎn adjective far-reaching
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 深远 (GHC '远' 4; Kroll 2015 '遠' 2, p. 577)
3. yuǎn verb separated from
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (GHC '远' 3; Kroll 2015 '遠' 3, p. 577)
4. yuàn verb estranged from
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 疏远 (GHC '远' 9; Kroll 2015 '遠' 3a, p. 577)
5. yuǎn noun milkwort
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Concept: Plant 植物
   Notes: Bound in 远志; a medicinal plant (Kroll 2015 '遠' 4, p. 577)
6. yuǎn adjective long ago
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 远 means 久远 (GHC '远' 2; Kroll 2015 '遠' 1, p. 577)
7. yuǎn adjective long-range
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 远 means 远大 (GHC '远' 5).
8. yuǎn noun a remote area
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 远 means 远地 (GHC '远' 6).
9. yuǎn proper noun Yuan
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (GHC '远' 7)
10. yuàn verb to leave
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In this sense 远 means 离开 (GHC '远' 8)
11. yuàn verb to violate; to be contrary to
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In this sense 远 means 违背 (GHC '远' 10)
12. yuǎn adjective distant; dura
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: dūra, or: viprakṛṣṭa, Tibetan: rgyang ring ba, Japanese: on (BCSD '远', p. 1163; DJBT '遠', p. 437; Mahāvyutpatti 'viprakṛṣṭaḥ'; MW 'dūra')

Contained in

• 登高望远　飞扬十方(登高望遠　飛揚十方) Climb High to See a Greater View; Soar into the World
• 澄远(澄遠) Chengyuan
• 善观因缘　远见天下(善觀因緣　遠見天下) Observe Causes and Conditions Well; Set Great Foresight on the World
• 聶承远(聶承遠) Nie Chengyuan
• 远行地(遠行地) the ground of proceeding afar
• 远闻(遠聞) Svaravisruti
• 登高望远(登高望遠) to stand tall and see far; taking the long and broad view; acute foresight ; Climb High to See a Greater View
• 静观天下事 参透远见心(靜觀天下事 參透遠見心) Observing the happening of the world; Intuiting the insight of great visions.
• 有永远休息的时候(有永遠休息的時候) There is time to rest forever
• 您要有愿心 世界无远近 您要肯发心 人间无苦乐(您要有願心 世界無遠近 您要肯發心 人間無苦樂) Once you have vows, The entire world will reach out to you; Once you have aspirations, The world shall be without suffering or joy.
• 宁静致远(寧靜致遠) tranquility yields transcendence; quiet life of profound study; cf Still waters run deep. ; Still Water Runs Deep
• 学海无涯　志在高远(學海無涯　志在高遠) Learning Is Endless; Aspire for Greatness
• 慧远(慧遠) Jingying Huiyuan ; Hui Yuan
• 正念如盾牌 可抵御强敌 以保卫自身 正见是盔甲 可抵挡诱惑 以远离三毒(正念如盾牌 可抵禦強敵 以保衛自身 正見是盔甲 可抵擋誘惑 以遠離三毒) Right mindfulness is like a shield that fends of the strongest enemies and helps you defend yourself. Right view is like armor the shields off all temptations and keeps the Three Poisons away.
• 志在高远(志在高遠) Aims Far and High

Also contained in

久远 、 远天 、 路途遥远 、 天文望远镜 、 远香堂 、 刘知远 、 远方 、 远销 、 张彦远 、 远祖 、 远亲 、 远非如此 、 慎终追远 、 人无远虑，必有近忧 、 远航 、 远望 、 远见卓识 、 清远 、 远程监控 、 远程访问 、 历史久远 、 大老远 、 远近皆知 、 最远 、 扯远 、 招远 、 远谋 、 山长水远 、 抚远县 、 远行 、 远胄 、 高举远蹈 、 臭名远扬 、 望远镜座 、 远远 、 远洋渔业

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• Scroll 6 Biographies of Eminent Monks 高僧傳 — count: 103 , has English translation
• Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 64
• Scroll 21 Commentary on the Abhidharmakośabhāṣya 俱舍論疏 — count: 63
• Scroll 9 Fahua Wen Ju Ji 法華文句記 — count: 61
• Scroll 1 Jing Tu Wang Sheng Chuan 淨土往生傳 — count: 59
• Scroll 7 Fo Zu Lidai Tong Zai 佛祖歷代通載 — count: 59
• Scroll 26 A Chronicle of Buddhism in China 佛祖統紀 — count: 59 , has English translation
• Scroll 4 Shi Shi Ji Gu Lue 釋氏稽古略 — count: 56
• Scroll 10 Fa Hua Yi Shu 法華義疏 — count: 55
• Scroll 71 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 49 , has parallel version

Collocations

• 远来 (遠來) 諸清信士聞佛與諸大眾遠來至此巴陵樹下 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 39
• 广远 (廣遠) 名聞廣遠 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 12 — count: 15
• 近远 (近遠) 近遠應度者 — Nirvāṇa Sūtra 般泥洹經, Scroll 1 — count: 13
• 远色 (遠色) 無近遠色 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 16 — count: 8
• 远照 (遠照) 光明遠照 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 22 — count: 8
• 光明远 (光明遠) 光明遠照 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 22 — count: 7
• 四远 (四遠) 告四遠言 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 12 — count: 7
• 远熏 (遠熏) 其香遠熏 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 1 — count: 6
• 厌远 (厭遠) 故當創厭遠之 — Creation and Destruction of the World (Da Lou Tan Jing) 大樓炭經, Scroll 5 — count: 5
• 孤独远 (孤獨遠) 施於沙門婆羅門及貧窮孤獨遠來求者 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 10 — count: 4