远远

遠遠

yuǎnyuǎn

adverb HSK 6 #3,595

Meanings

1 far; from a distance; from afar
2 by far; far and away (in comparisons)

Characters

Doubling 远 for emphasis — far, far away; by far.

Examples

我远远地看见他来了。

Wǒ yuǎnyuǎn de kànjiàn tā lái le.

I saw him coming from far away.

实际情况远远比想象的复杂。

Shíjì qíngkuàng yuǎnyuǎn bǐ xiǎngxiàng de fùzá.

The actual situation is far more complicated than imagined.

这远远不够。

Zhè yuǎnyuǎn bú gòu.

This is far from enough.

他的成绩远远超过了其他同学。

Tā de chéngjì yuǎnyuǎn chāoguò le qítā tóngxué.

His grades far exceeded those of the other students.

Tips

usage

远远 has two main uses: (1) physically from far away: 远远地看 (to see from afar), (2) emphatic 'by far' in comparisons: 远远不够 (far from enough), 远远超过 (far surpassing).

Stroke Order

远 yuǎn