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Far back in Chinese

far back · HSK 5

久远 jiǔ yuǎn

  1. 久 jiǔ long
  2. 远 yuǎn far

这个故事的年代很久远。 This story dates from a very long time ago.

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Far back in Chinese is 久远 (jiǔ yuǎn).

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