远在

遠在

yuǎnzài

adverb #19,772

Meanings

1 far away in
2 as far back as

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

他远在美国，很少回来。

Tā yuǎnzài Měiguó, hěn shǎo huílái.

He's far away in America and rarely comes back.

HSK 5

远在千里之外，我依然想念你。

Yuǎnzài qiān lǐ zhīwài, wǒ yīrán xiǎngniàn nǐ.

Even thousands of miles away, I still miss you.

Tips

usage

远在 can indicate distance in space ('far away in') or time ('as far back as'). E.g., 远在唐朝 = 'as far back as the Tang Dynasty'.

Stroke Order

远 yuǎn

在 zài