远 (遠) yuǎn
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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) -
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) -
yuǎn
verb
separated from
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (GHC '远' 3; Kroll 2015 '遠' 3, p. 577) -
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) -
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) -
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) -
yuǎn
adjective
long-range
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 远 means 远大 (GHC '远' 5). -
yuǎn
noun
a remote area
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 远 means 远地 (GHC '远' 6). -
yuǎn
proper noun
Yuan
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (GHC '远' 7) -
yuàn
verb
to leave
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 远 means 离开 (GHC '远' 8) -
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) -
yuǎn
adjective
distant; dura
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: dūra, or: viprakṛṣṭa, Tibetan: rgyang ring ba, Japanese: on (BCSD '遠', p. 1163; DJBT '遠', p. 437; Mahāvyutpatti 'viprakṛṣṭaḥ'; MW 'dūra')
Contained in
- 远亲不如近邻(遠親不如近鄰) A relative afar is less use than a close neighbor . Take whatever help is on hand, even from strangers. ; neighbors are better than distant relatives
- 汉巖重远(漢巖重遠) Hanam Jungwon
- 登高望远 心怀天下(登高望遠 心懷天下) Climb High to See a Greater View; Set Your Mind on the World
- 师远(師遠) Shi Yuan
- 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
- 净影慧远(淨影慧遠) Jingying Huiyuan
- 法远(法遠) Fayuan; Fushan Fayuan
- 远闻(遠聞) Svaravisruti
- 远行地(遠行地) the ground of proceeding afar
Also contained in
抚远县 、 开远 、 远征军 、 远房 、 清远 、 远程导弹 、 威远 、 哆啰美远 、 远非如此 、 十字军远征 、 永永远远 、 远地点 、 远未解决 、 远天 、 平远县 、 间远 、 远扬 、 历史久远 、 僻远 、 骛远 、 深远 、 立定跳远 、 远距医疗 、 极目远望 、 抚远三角洲 、 远眺 、 远距离 、 望远瞄准镜 、 开远市 、 远方 、 怀远县 、 远远超过 、 远劳 、 远航 、 招远市 、 相去日已远 、 镇远 、 远见卓识 、 远达 、 远光灯 、 远水不解近渴 、 远处
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Scroll 6 Biographies of Eminent Monks 高僧傳 — count: 102 , 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 26 A Chronicle of Buddhism in China 佛祖統紀 — count: 59 , has English translation
- Scroll 7 Fo Zu Lidai Tong Zai 佛祖歷代通載 — count: 59
- 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: 38
- 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
- 圣众远 (聖眾遠) 然去聖眾遠 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 8 — count: 4