远东
Yuǎn dōng
Pinyin

Definition

远东
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Yuǎn dōng
  1. Far East (loanword)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

东
Dōng
  1. 1 surname Dong
东方
Dōng fāng
  1. 1 the East
  2. 2 the Orient
  3. 3 two-character surname Dongfang
东西
dōng xī
  1. 1 east and west
永远
yǒng yuǎn
  1. 1 forever
  2. 2 eternal
遥远
yáo yuǎn
  1. 1 distant
  2. 2 remote
远
yuǎn
  1. 1 far
  2. 2 distant
  3. 3 remote
  4. 4 (intensifier in a comparison) by far
  5. 5 much (lower etc)
中东
Zhōng dōng
  1. 1 Middle East
丹东
Dān dōng
  1. 1 Dandong prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China
久远
jiǔ yuǎn
  1. 1 old
  2. 2 ancient
  3. 3 far away
偏远
piān yuǎn
  1. 1 remote
  2. 2 far from civilization
各奔东西
gè bèn dōng xī
  1. 1 to go separate ways (idiom)
  2. 2 to part ways with sb
  3. 3 Taiwan pr. [gè bēn dōng xī]
大老远
dà lǎo yuǎn
  1. 1 very far away
安东尼
Ān dōng ní
  1. 1 Anthony (name)
山东
Shān dōng
  1. 1 Shandong, province in northeast China, short name 魯|鲁[Lǔ], capital Jinan 濟南|济南[Jǐ nán]
山东省
Shān dōng Shěng
  1. 1 Shandong, province in northeast China, short name 魯|鲁[Lǔ], capital Jinan 濟南|济南[Jǐ nán]
差远
chà yuǎn
  1. 1 inferior
  2. 2 not up to par
  3. 3 to fall far short
  4. 4 to be mistaken
广东
Guǎng dōng
  1. 1 Guangdong province (Kwangtung) in south China, short name 粵|粤[Yuè], capital Guangzhou 廣州|广州
广东人
Guǎng dōng rén
  1. 1 Cantonese (people)
广东省
Guǎng dōng shěng
  1. 1 Guangdong province (Kwangtung) in south China, short name 粵|粤[Yuè], capital Guangzhou 廣州|广州
广东话
Guǎng dōng huà
  1. 1 Cantonese language

Idioms (20)

人无远虑，必有近忧
rén wú yuǎn lu:4 , bì yǒu jìn yōu
  1. 1 He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).
  2. 2 Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.
付之东流
fù zhī dōng liú
  1. 1 to commit to the waters (idiom); to lose sth irrevocably
借东风
jiè dōng fēng
  1. 1 lit. to use the eastern wind (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to use sb's help
只欠东风
zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng
  1. 1 all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item
各奔东西
gè bèn dōng xī
  1. 1 to go separate ways (idiom)
  2. 2 to part ways with sb
  3. 3 Taiwan pr. [gè bēn dōng xī]
君子远庖厨
jūn zǐ yuàn páo chú
  1. 1 lit. a nobleman stays clear of the kitchen (idiom, from Mencius)
  2. 2 fig. a nobleman who has seen a living animal cannot bear to see it die, hence he keeps away from the kitchen
天差地远
tiān chā dì yuǎn
  1. 1 poles apart (idiom)
  2. 2 entirely different
天高皇帝远
tiān gāo huáng dì yuǎn
  1. 1 lit. the sky is high and the emperor is far away (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. remote places are beyond the reach of the central government
失之东隅，收之桑榆
shī zhī dōng yú , shōu zhī sāng yú
  1. 1 to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom)
  2. 2 to compensate later for one's earlier loss
  3. 3 what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts
好高骛远
hào gāo wù yuǎn
  1. 1 to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)
  2. 2 to aim too high
寓意深远
yù yì shēn yuǎn
  1. 1 the implied message is deep (idiom); having deep implications
宁静致远
níng jìng zhì yuǎn
  1. 1 tranquility yields transcendence (idiom); quiet life of profound study
  2. 2 cf Still waters run deep.
山长水远
shān cháng shuǐ yuǎn
  1. 1 long and arduous journey (idiom)
拆东墙补西墙
chāi dōng qiáng bǔ xī qiáng
  1. 1 lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west wall (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
  2. 2 Rob Peter to pay Paul
拆东补西
chāi dōng bǔ xī
  1. 1 lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
  2. 2 Rob Peter to pay Paul
敬而远之
jìng ér yuǎn zhī
  1. 1 to show respect from a distance (idiom)
  2. 2 to remain at a respectful distance
敬鬼神而远之
jìng guǐ shén ér yuǎn zhī
  1. 1 to respect Gods and demons from a distance (idiom); to remain at a respectful distance
东倒西歪
dōng dǎo xī wāi
  1. 1 to lean unsteadily from side to side (idiom)
  2. 2 to sway
  3. 3 (of buildings etc) to lean at a crazy angle
东兔西乌
dōng tù xī wū
  1. 1 lit. the sun setting and the moon rising (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the passage of time
东奔西走
dōng bēn xī zǒu
  1. 1 to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
  2. 2 to bustle about
  3. 3 to hopscotch
  4. 4 also 東跑西顛|东跑西颠[dōng pǎo xī diān]

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