远 (yuǎn) means Far (distant - remote). Below are 24 of the 45 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
我家离机场很 远 。
Wǒ jiā lí jīchǎng hěn yuǎn.
My home is far from the airport.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 远
那儿不 远 ，走路十分钟。
Nàr bù yuǎn, zǒu lù shí fēnzhōng.
It's not far — ten minutes on foot.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 远
学校离我家不 远 。
Xuéxiào lí wǒ jiā bù yuǎn.
The school is not far from my home.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 离
他永 远 那么认真。
Tā yǒngyuǎn nàme rènzhēn.
He is forever so conscientious.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 永远
远 处飘扬着歌声。
Yuǎnchù piāoyángzhe gēshēng.
Singing drifted from far away.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 飘扬
火车站离宾馆不 远 。
Huǒchēzhàn lí bīnguǎn bù yuǎn.
The train station is not far from the hotel.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 火车站
我永 远 记得那一天。
Wǒ yǒngyuǎn jìde nà yì tiān.
I will always remember that day.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 永远
环境治理任重道 远 。
Huánjìng zhìlǐ rènzhòngdàoyuǎn.
Environmental restoration is a long and heavy task.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 任重道远
远 处隐约传来歌声。
Yuǎnchù yǐnyuē chuánlái gēshēng.
Singing came faintly from far away.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 隐约
国际机场离这儿很 远 。
Guójì jīchǎng lí zhèr hěn yuǎn.
The international airport is far from here.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 国际
两个城市的距离不 远 。
Liǎng ge chéngshì de jùlí bù yuǎn.
The distance between the two cities is not far.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 距离
远 处传来老虎的吼声。
Yuǎnchù chuánlái lǎohǔ de hǒushēng.
The roar of a tiger came from far off.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 吼
做事要有长 远 的目光。
Zuòshì yào yǒu chángyuǎn de mùguāng.
One should take a long view in what one does.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 目光
远 处的山峦连绵起伏。
Yuǎnchù de shānluán liánmián qǐfú.
The distant hills roll on in an unbroken chain.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 起伏
他很思念 远 方的家人。
Tā hěn sīniàn yuǎnfāng de jiārén.
He misses his family far away.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 思念
那是一个遥 远 的国家。
Nà shì yí ge yáoyuǎn de guójiā.
That is a distant country.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 遥远
你住的地方离银行 远 吗？
Nǐ zhù de dìfang lí yínháng yuǎn ma?
Is the place you live far from the bank?
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 地方
他是我的一个 远 房亲戚。
Tā shì wǒ de yí ge yuǎnfáng qīnqi.
He is a distant relative of mine.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 亲戚
路这么 远 ，何况又下雨。
Lù zhème yuǎn, hékuàng yòu xià yǔ.
The way is so far, and it is raining besides.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 何况
雷达发现了 远 处的目标。
Léidá fāxiàn le yuǎnchù de mùbiāo.
The radar picked up a target in the distance.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 雷达
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From the graded readers
我家离学校不 远 。
wǒ jiā lí xuéxiào bùyuǎn.
My home isn't far from school.
Graded reader · HSK 1 · Going to School
我回过头，看见他站在很 远 的地方，笑着向我招手。
wǒ huí guò tóu, kànjiàn tā zhàn zài hěn yuǎn de / dì dìfang, xiào zhāo / zhaó / zhe / zhù / zhuó xiàng wǒ zhāo shǒu.
I looked back and saw him standing far away, smiling and waving.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Learning to Ride a Bike
最后一次，我骑了很 远 才发现——他早就把手松开了。
zuìhòu yīcì, wǒ qí le / liǎo / liào hěn yuǎn cái fāxiàn—— tā zǎo jiù bǎshǒu sōngkāi le / liǎo / liào.
On the last attempt I'd ridden a long way before I realised he'd let go ages ago.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Learning to Ride a Bike
他说：“很 远 ，你一直往前走，到第二个路口往左拐。”
tā shuō:" hěn yuǎn, nǐ yìzhí wǎng / wàng qián zǒu, dào dì'èr gè lù kǒu wǎng / wàng zuǒ guǎi."
He said, "It's a long way. Go straight on and turn left at the second junction."
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Getting Lost
远 appears in 45 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 远
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 远
How is 远 used in a sentence?
This page shows 45 sentences using 远 (yuǎn, "Far (distant - remote)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 远 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 远 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Is 远 an HSK word?
Yes — 远 is on the official HSK 2 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 2 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 远?
The dictionary page for 远 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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