久远

久遠

jiǔyuǎn

adjective HSK 5 #20,390

Meanings

1 long ago
2 ancient
3 distant (in time)

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Examples

HSK 3

那段历史已经久远，很少有人记得了。

Nà duàn lìshǐ yǐjīng jiǔyuǎn, hěn shǎoyǒu rén jìde le.

That period of history is long past; very few people remember it.

HSK 7-9

这个传统可以追溯到久远的过去。

Zhège chuántǒng kěyǐ zhuīsù dào jiǔyuǎn de guòqù.

This tradition can be traced back to the distant past.

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usage

久远 describes temporal distance into the past. It often collocates with 历史 (history) or 年代 (era). Compare 遥远 which more commonly describes spatial or abstract distance.

Stroke Order

久 jiǔ

远 yuǎn