偏远 meaning in English

piānyuǎn

remote; far from civilization

HSK 7-9adjectiveTraditional 偏遠18 strokes

Meaning of 偏远

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

piānyuǎn
  1. remote
  2. far from civilization

偏远 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ以yǐ前qián住zhù在zài一yí个gè偏piān远yuǎn的de小xiǎo镇zhèn。
I used to live in a remote town.
她tā出chū生shēng于yú尼ní泊pō尔ěr的de一yí个gè偏piān远yuǎn小xiǎo山shān村cūn。
She was born in a remote village in Nepal.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

偏 piān · to lean · 11 strokes

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远 yuǎn · far · 7 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 偏远.

永远yǒngyuǎnforever; eternal
跳远tiàoyuǎnlong jump (athletics)
远处yuǎnchùdistant place
远离yuǎnlíto be far from; to keep away from
远远yuǎnyuǎndistant; by far
远方yuǎnfāngfar away; a distant location
长远chángyuǎnlong-term; long-range
遥远yáoyuǎndistant; remote
望远镜wàngyuǎnjìngtelescope (CL:部[bu4]); binoculars (CL:副[fu4])
偏偏piānpiān(indicating that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately; as
偏见piānjiànprejudice; bias
远程yuǎnchéngremote; long distance

Questions about 偏远

What does 偏远 mean?

偏远 (piānyuǎn) means "remote; far from civilization" and is used as a adjective.

How do you write 偏远?

偏远 is made of 2 characters: 偏 (11 strokes), 远 (7 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.

Is 偏远 an HSK word?

Yes. 偏远 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 偏远 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 偏远 is written 偏遠.