远处

遠處

yuǎnchù

noun HSK 5 #9,479

Meanings

1 distant place; a place far away
2 in the distance

Characters

far; distant; remote

place; location

Examples

远处传来一阵音乐声。

Yuǎnchù chuán lái yī zhèn yīnyuè shēng.

The sound of music came from a distant place.

我看到远处有一座山。

Wǒ kàn dào yuǎnchù yǒu yī zuò shān.

I saw a mountain in the distance.

远处的灯光很美。

Yuǎnchù de dēngguāng hěn měi.

The lights in the distance are beautiful.

Tips

usage

远处 (the distance, a far place) vs 近处 (jìnchù, nearby). 远处 is used as a location word: 从远处看 (looking from afar), 在远处 (in the distance).

grammar

Note the tone difference: 远处 (yuǎnchù, noun: distant place) vs 远处 can sometimes be confused with 处 (chǔ, verb: to deal with). Here 处 is always chù (place).

Stroke Order

远 yuǎn

处 chù