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CHINESE CHARACTER

yáo

遥

遥

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distant; remote

Numbered pinyin
yao2
English meanings
distant; far; remote

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Example sentences

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  1. 01

    yáoyuǎn遥远de的shān山cūn村zhōngyú终于tōng通diàn电le了。

    The remote mountain village finally got electricity.

  2. 02

    tā他zhàn站zài在shāndǐng山顶yáo遥wàng望yuǎnfāng远方。

    He stood on the mountaintop gazing into the distance.

  3. 03

    zhè这kuǎn款shèbèi设备kěyǐ可以yáokòng遥控diànshì电视。

    This device can control the TV remotely.

Explore words connected to this character.

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