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远远

yuǎn yuǎn · yuan yuan

Traditional 遠遠

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. distant
  2. by far
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  1. Dengdeng

    远远(yuǎnyuǎn)的(de)那个(nàge)人(rén)，是不是(shìbùshì)琦琦(qíqí)？

    Is that person far away Qiqi?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)远远(yuǎnyuǎn)看着(kànzhe)，也(yě)觉得(juéde)像(xiàng)她(tā)。

    Looking from a distance, I think so too.

  3. Dengdeng

    她(tā)在(zài)向(xiàng)我们(wǒmen)招手(zhāoshǒu)！我们(wǒmen)也(yě)招招手(zhāozhāoshǒu)吧(ba)。

    She is waving at us! Let's wave too.

  4. Liangliang

    你好(nǐhǎo)！啊(a)，我们(wǒmen)不(bù)认识(rènshi)他(tā)。

    Hello! Oh, we don't know him.

  5. Qiqi

    你们(nǐmen)在(zài)向(xiàng)谁(shéi)招手(zhāoshǒu)？我(wǒ)在(zài)这儿(zhèr)！

    Who are you waving at? I'm over here!

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2 examples
01

它(tā)现(xiàn)代(dài)化(huà)的(de)程(chéng)度(dù)远(yuǎn)远(yuǎn)超(chāo)乎(hū)我(wǒ)的(de)预(yù)料(liào)。

Its modernization was far beyond my expectations.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by eastasiastudent · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

海(hǎi)水(shuǐ)蓝(lán)蓝(lán)的(de)，远(yuǎn)远(yuǎn)看(kàn)去(qù)像(xiàng)一(yí)大(dà)片(piàn)丝(sī)绸(chóu)铺(pū)开(kāi)。

The sea is deep blue, and from afar it looks like a vast sheet of silk spread out.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by LeviHighway · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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