distant; remote; faraway
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
distant; remote; faraway (in time or space)
literaryA literary term often used to describe vast distances, ancient times, or faint sounds. More formal and literary than 遥远.
Tā他
de的
gù故
xiāng乡
zài在
miǎo邈
yuǎn远
de的
běi北
fāng方
。
His hometown lies in the remote north.
Nà那
miǎo邈
yuǎn远
de的
zhōng钟
shēng声
fǎng仿
fú佛
cóng从
tiān天
biān边
chuán传
lái来
。
That distant tolling of the bell seemed to come from the horizon.
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Miǎo邈
yuǎn远
de的
jì记
yì忆
yǐ已
jīng经
biàn变
de得
mó模
hu糊
bù不
qīng清
。
Those distant memories have already become blurred and unclear.