Today’s word of the day is 远 (yuǎn) [REPEAT] which means far. Let’s practice making different words, phrases, and sentences with 远 (yuǎn).
遥远 (yáo yuǎn) Faraway
The first word is 遥远 (yáo yuǎn) which means faraway. 他们的爱情故事发生在遥远的夏威夷。(Tāmen de àiqíng gùshì fāshēng zài yáoyuǎn de xiàwēiyí.) Their love story happened in faraway Hawaii.
远景 (yuǎn jǐng) Distant view
Another word we can create with 远 (yuǎn) is 远景 (yuǎn jǐng). This means distant view. Let’s again look at each character of this word, 远 means far and 景 means view. A way of using it in a sentence is 我们站在山顶上,欣赏远景,感觉非常棒。(Wǒmen zhàn zài shāndǐng shàng, xīnshǎng yuǎnjǐng, gǎnjué fēicháng bàng.) We stood on the top of the mountain, enjoyed the distant view, and felt great.
远程 (yuǎn chéng) Remote
Finally, we can create the word 远程 (yuǎn chéng) which means remote. A way of using it in a sentence is 远程教育已经成为很多人学习的一种方式。(Yuǎn chéng jiàoyù yǐjīng chéngwéi hěn duō rén xuéxí de yī zhǒng fāngshì.) Distance education has become a way of learning for many people.