远在

遠在

yuǎnzài

adverb #19,772

Meanings

1 far away in
2 as far back as

Characters

Examples

他远在美国，很少回来。

Tā yuǎnzài Měiguó, hěn shǎo huílái.

He's far away in America and rarely comes back.

远在千里之外，我依然想念你。

Yuǎnzài qiānlǐ zhī wài, wǒ yīrán xiǎngniàn nǐ.

Even thousands of miles away, I still miss you.

Tips

usage

远在 can indicate distance in space ('far away in') or time ('as far back as'). E.g., 远在唐朝 = 'as far back as the Tang Dynasty'.

Stroke Order

远 yuǎn

在 zài