遥远

遙遠

yáoyuǎn

adjective HSK 7-9 #5,884

Meanings

1 distant
2 remote
3 far away

Characters

distant; remote

Examples

那是一个遥远的地方。

Nà shì yīgè yáoyuǎn de dìfang.

That is a distant place.

遥远的记忆慢慢浮现。

Yáoyuǎn de jìyì mànmàn fúxiàn.

Distant memories slowly emerged.

Tips

memory

Both 遥 and 远 mean 'far.' Together they reinforce the sense of great distance — something doubly far away.

usage

遥远 can describe physical distance or abstract distance (time, memory). More literary than just 远.

Stroke Order

遥 yáo

远 yuǎn