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Trad. 遠勞
- (courteous expression) you have made a long and exhausting journey
- you will be making a long trip (when asking a favor that involves going to a faraway place)
Trad. 綏遠
- old name for district of Hohhot city 呼和浩特[Hu1 he2 hao4 te4], Inner Mongolia
Trad. 遠志
- far-reaching ambition
- lofty ideal
- milkwort (Polygala myrtifolia), with roots used in Chinese medicine
Trad. 遠景
- scenery in the distance
- long-term prospects
- (photography) long shot
Trad. 中遠
- China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO) (abbr. for 中國遠洋運輸|中国远洋运输[Zhong1 guo2 Yuan3 yang2 Yun4 shu1])
Trad. 遠期
- long-term
- at a fixed date in the future (e.g. for repayment)
- abbr. for 遠期合約|远期合约[yuan3 qi1 he2 yue1]
Trad. 遠端
- the far end (of an object)
- remote (i.e. operating from a distance or over a computer network)
- (anatomy) distal
Trad. 遠航
- to travel a great distance by sea or air
- voyage
- long-haul flight
Trad. 開遠市
- Kaiyuan, a county-level city in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture 紅河哈尼族彝族自治州|红河哈尼族彝族自治州[Hong2 he2 Ha1 ni2 zu2 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
Trad. 惠遠寺
- Huiyuan Monastery in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县[Dao4 fu2 xian4], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan
Trad. 招遠市
- Zhaoyuan, a county-level city in Yantai City 煙台市|烟台市[Yan1 tai2 Shi4], Shandong
Trad. 馬致遠
- Ma Zhiyuan (c. 1250-1321), Yuan dynasty dramatist in the 雜劇|杂剧[za2 ju4] tradition of musical comedy, one of the Four Great Yuan Dramatists 元曲四大家[Yuan2 qu3 Si4 Da4 jia1]
Trad. 鎮遠縣
- Zhenyuan, a county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture 黔東南苗族侗族自治州|黔东南苗族侗族自治州[Qian2 dong1 nan2 Miao2 zu2 Dong4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Guizhou
Trad. 繞遠兒
- to go the long way round
- to take a circuitous route
- (of a route) circuitous
Trad. 楊致遠
- Jerry Yang (1968-), Taiwan-US millionaire and creator of Yahoo
Trad. 安遠縣
- Anyuan, a county in Ganzhou City 贛州市|赣州市[Gan4 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangxi
Trad. 綏遠省
- former Suiyuan province in Inner Mongolia and Shanxi
Trad. 遠安縣
- Yuan'an, a county in Yichang City 宜昌市[Yi2 chang1 Shi4], Hubei
Trad. 遠征軍
- expeditionary force
- army on a distant expedition
Trad. 遠日點
- aphelion, the furthest point of a planet in elliptic orbit to the sun
- opposite: perihelion 近日點|近日点[jin4 ri4 dian3]
- higher apsis
Trad. 清遠市
- Qingyuan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省|广东省[Guang3 dong1 Sheng3]
Trad. 李懷遠
- Li Huaiyuan (-756), senior Tang dynasty official
Trad. 平遠縣
- Pingyuan, a county in Meizhou City 梅州市[Mei2 zhou1 Shi4], Guangdong
Trad. 靖遠縣
- Jingyuan, a county in Baiyin City 白銀市|白银市[Bai2 yin2 Shi4], Gansu
Trad. 懷遠縣
- Huaiyuan, a county in Bengbu City 蚌埠市[Beng4 bu4 Shi4], Anhui
Trad. 寧遠縣
- Ningyuan, a county in Yongzhou City 永州市[Yong3 zhou1 Shi4], Hunan
Trad. 定遠營
- old name of Bayanhot 巴彥浩特|巴彦浩特[Ba1 yan4 Hao4 te4] in Inner Mongolia
Trad. 定遠縣
- Dingyuan, a county in Chuzhou City 滁州市[Chu2 zhou1 Shi4], Anhui
Trad. 李遠哲
- Yuan T. Lee (1936-), Taiwanese-born Chemist and Nobel Prize winner in 1986
Trad. 撫遠市
- Fuyuan, a county-level city in Jiamusi City 佳木斯市[Jia1 mu4 si1 Shi4], Heilongjiang
Trad. 威遠縣
- Weiyuan county in Neijiang 內江|内江[Nei4 jiang1], Sichuan
Trad. 長轡遠馭
- to control from a distance (idiom)
Trad. 無窮遠點
- point at infinity (math.)
- infinitely distant point
Trad. 高飛遠走
- to fly high and run far (idiom); to leave in a hurry for a distance place
Trad. 前程遠大
- to have a future full of promise
Trad. 臭名遠揚
- stinking reputation
- notorious far and wide
Trad. 深謀遠慮
- lit. deep plans and distant thoughts
- to plan far ahead (idiom)
Trad. 深謀遠略
- a well-thought out long-term strategy
Trad. 言近旨遠
- simple words with a profound meaning (idiom)
Trad. 揚帆遠航
- to set sail on a voyage to a distant place
- (fig.) to undertake a great mission
Trad. 不遠千里
- make light of traveling a thousand li
- go to the trouble of traveling a long distance
Trad. 天差地遠
- poles apart (idiom)
- entirely different
Trad. 山長水遠
- (idiom) long and arduous journey
Trad. 小花遠志
- small-flowered milkwort (Polygala arvensis Willd. or P. telephioides), with roots used in Chinese medicine
Trad. 敬而遠之
- to show respect from a distance (idiom)
- to remain at a respectful distance
Trad. 無遠弗屆
- to extend all over the globe (idiom)
- far-reaching
Trad. 三級跳遠
- triple jump (athletics)
- hop, skip and jump
Trad. 漸行漸遠
- gradually proceed, gradually get further apart
Trad. 慎終追遠
- to pay careful attention to one's parents' funerary rites
Trad. 高瞻遠矚
- to stand tall and see far (idiom); taking the long and broad view
- acute foresight
Trad. 遠東山雀
- (bird species of China) Japanese tit (Parus minor)
Trad. 遠東樹鶯
- (bird species of China) Manchurian bush warbler (Horornis canturians)
Trad. 遠東葦鶯
- (bird species of China) Manchurian reed warbler (Acrocephalus tangorum)
Trad. 有失遠迎
- (polite) excuse me for not going out to meet you
Trad. 哆囉美遠
- Torobiawan, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Trad. 遠端工作
- to telecommute; to work remotely
Trad. 源遠流長
- lit. source is distant and the flow is long (idiom); fig. sth goes back to the dim and distant past
- a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then
Trad. 遠走高飛
- to go far
- to escape to faraway places
Trad. 遠近聞名
- to be known far and wide
- to be well-known
Trad. 高舉遠蹈
- to leave office for a high and distant place (idiom); to retire and place oneself above the fray
Trad. 任重道遠
- a heavy load and a long road
- fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects, 8.7)
Trad. 寧靜致遠
- tranquility yields transcendence (idiom); quiet life of profound study
- cf Still waters run deep.
Trad. 登高望遠
- to stand tall and see far (idiom); taking the long and broad view
- acute foresight
Trad. 好高騖遠
- to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)
- to aim too high
Trad. 寓意深遠
- the implied message is deep (idiom); having deep implications
Trad. 貴遠賤近
- to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)
Trad. 路途遙遠
- it's a very long journey to get there
Trad. 望遠瞄準鏡
- telescopic sight; scope (on a rifle)
Trad. 君子遠庖廚
- lit. a nobleman stays clear of the kitchen (idiom, from Mencius)
- fig. a nobleman who has seen a living animal cannot bear to see it die, hence he keeps away from the kitchen
Trad. 天高皇帝遠
- lit. the sky is high and the emperor is far away (idiom)
- fig. remote places are beyond the reach of the central government
Trad. 天文望遠鏡
- astronomical telescope
Trad. 哆囉美遠族
- Torobiawan, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Trad. 遠距離監視
- off-site monitoring
Trad. 折射望遠鏡
- refracting telescope
Trad. 任重而道遠
- see 任重道遠|任重道远[ren4 zhong4 dao4 yuan3]
Trad. 撫遠三角洲
- Bolshoi Ussuriisk Island in the Heilongjiang or Amur river, at mouth of the Ussuri River opposite Khabarovsk
- same as Heixiazi Island 黑瞎子島|黑瞎子岛[Hei1 xia1 zi5 Dao3]
Trad. 反射望遠鏡
- reflecting telescope
Trad. 敬鬼神而遠之
- to respect Gods and demons from a distance (idiom); to remain at a respectful distance
Trad. 遠水不救近火
- see 遠水救不了近火|远水救不了近火[yuan3 shui3 jiu4 bu5 liao3 jin4 huo3]
Trad. 遠水不解近渴
- lit. distant water does not cure present thirst; fig. urgent need
- a slow remedy does not address immediate needs
Trad. 遠親不如近鄰
- A relative afar is less use than a close neighbor (idiom). Take whatever help is on hand, even from strangers.
Trad. 折反射望遠鏡
- catadioptric telescope
Trad. 遠水救不了近火
- water in a distant place is of little use in putting out a fire right here
- (fig.) a slow remedy does not address the current emergency
Trad. 哈伯太空望遠鏡
- Hubble Space Telescope
Trad. 遠來的和尚會念經
- the monk coming from afar is good at reading scriptures (idiom)
- foreign talent is valued higher than local talent