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title: "Wangyuanjing Meaning: 望远镜 (wàngyuǎnjìng) Means “telescope”"
description: "望远镜 (traditional 望遠鏡, wàngyuǎnjìng) means “telescope; binoculars”. Hear its tones, see what 望 and 远 and 镜 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wangyuanjing"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 望远镜 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

望远镜 wàngyuǎnjìng

## telescope; binoculars

## Its characters

1. 望 wàng to look
2. 远 yuǎn far
3. 镜 jìng mirror (as in 镜子)

## In a sentence

他用望远镜看远处的小鸟。 He used binoculars to look at the birds in the distance.

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## More words with 望 or 远 or 镜

- [长远 chángyuǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changyuan)
- [镜头 jìngtóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingtou)
- [镜子 jìngzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingzi)
- [绝望 juéwàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/juewang)
- [看望 kànwàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kanwang)
- [渴望 kěwàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kewang)
- [盼望 pànwàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/panwang)
- [偏远 piānyuǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pianyuan)
- [期望 qīwàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qiwang)
- [深远 shēnyuǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shenyuan)

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