---
title: "Yaoyuan Meaning: 遥远 (yáoyuǎn) Means “distant”"
description: "遥远 (traditional 遙遠, yáoyuǎn) means “distant; remote; far away”. Hear its tones, see what 遥 and 远 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yaoyuan"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 遥远 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

遥远 yáoyuǎn

## distant; remote; far away

## Its characters

1. 遥 yáo distant
2. 远 yuǎn far

## In a sentence

我的家乡离这里很遥远。 My hometown is very far from here.

很久很久以前，在东方**遥远**的大海之中，有一座美丽的高山，叫做花果山。

From [美猴王 · The Handsome Monkey King](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/monkey-king-born-journey-to-the-west-intermediate-chinese-1#library-word-10-12)

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## More words with 遥 or 远

- [长远 chángyuǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changyuan)
- [偏远 piānyuǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pianyuan)
- [深远 shēnyuǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shenyuan)
- [望远镜 wàngyuǎnjìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wangyuanjing)
- [永远 yǒngyuǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yongyuan)
- [永远的神 yǒngyuǎn-deshén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yongyuandeshen)
- [远程 yuǎnchéng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yuancheng)
- [远方 yuǎnfāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yuanfang)

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