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Character · AdjectiveTraditional杳

distant; profound; without a trace

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Meanings

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1.

adjective

distant and profound; remote; dim; without a trace

literary

Used in literary or formal contexts to describe physical distance, time, or lack of news. Often appears in set phrases.

Tā他
lí离
kāi开
jiā家
xiāng乡
hòu后
biàn便
yǎo杳
wú无
yīn音
xìn信
 。

After he left his hometown, there was no news of him whatsoever.

Shān山
gǔ谷
yōu幽
shēn深
yǎo杳
rán然
 ，
bù不
jiàn见
rén人
jì迹
 。

The valley was deep, remote, and desolate, without a trace of human presence.

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Yuǎn远
chù处
chuán传
lái来
yǎo杳
yǎo杳
de的
zhōng钟
shēng声
 。

From afar came the faint, distant sound of bells.

Suì岁
yuè月
yǎo杳
miǎo渺
 ，
wǎng往
shì事
rú如
yān烟
 。

Time is distant and hazy, the past like drifting smoke.