远近

遠近

yuǎnjìn

noun #39,127

Meanings

1 distance (lit. 'far-and-near')
2 far and near, nearby and afar

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

不管远近，他都愿意送你回家。

Bùguǎn yuǎnjìn, tā dōu yuànyì sòng nǐ huí jiā.

No matter how far or near, he's happy to take you home.

HSK 7-9

他的名声远近皆知。

Tā de míngshēng yuǎnjìn jiē zhī.

His reputation is known far and wide.

Tips

grammar

Antonym-compound. As a noun: 'distance'. As an adverbial 'far and near' in set phrases like 远近闻名 ('famous far and wide') and 远近皆知 ('known everywhere').

Stroke Order

远 yuǎn

近 jìn