远方

遠方

yuǎnfāng

noun HSK 6 #11,293

Meanings

A far direction — a distant place.

他望着远方，心里想着家。

Tā wàng zhe yuǎnfāng, xīnlǐ xiǎng zhe jiā.

He gazed into the distance, thinking of home.

朋友从远方来看我。

Péngyou cóng yuǎnfāng láikàn wǒ.

A friend came from far away to visit me.

生活不止眼前的苟且，还有诗和远方。

Shēnghuó bùzhǐ yǎnqián de gǒu qiě, háiyǒu shī hé yuǎnfāng.

Life is not just about surviving the present — there's also poetry and distant horizons.

usage

远方 has a poetic/literary quality. In everyday speech, 很远的地方 is more common. 远方 often appears in songs, poems, and inspirational quotes.

远 yuǎn

方 fāng