偏远

偏遠

piānyuǎn

adjective HSK 7-9 #15,774

Meanings

1 remote; far-flung
2 outlying

Characters

biased; off to one side

Literally 'off-center and far' — distant from civilization.

Examples

偏远地区的教育资源很匮乏。

Piānyuǎn dìqū de jiàoyù zīyuán hěn kuìfá.

Educational resources in remote areas are very scarce.

他被派到了一个偏远的山区。

Tā bèi pài dào le yígè piānyuǎn de shānqū.

He was assigned to a remote mountain area.

Tips

usage

偏远 and 偏僻 are similar but not identical. 偏远 emphasizes distance (far from cities), while 偏僻 emphasizes isolation (hard to access, few people). A place can be 偏远 but not 偏僻 if it's far away but still developed.

Stroke Order

偏 piān

远 yuǎn