疏远 meaning in English

shūyuǎn

to drift apart; to become estranged

Traditional 疏遠19 strokes

Meaning of 疏远

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

shūyuǎn
  1. to drift apart
  2. to become estranged
  3. to alienate
  4. estrangement

疏远 in example sentences

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

他tā冷lěng酷kù的de性xìng格gé使shǐ朋péng友yǒu们men一yí个gè一yí个gè地dì疏shū远yuǎn了le他tā。
His coolness has alienated his friends.

Stroke order for each character

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疏 shū · to neglect · 12 strokes

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远 yuǎn · far · 7 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 疏远.

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
疏散shūsànidle; leisurely; laid-back; Taiwan pr. [shu1san4]
望远镜wàngyuǎnjìngtelescope (CL:部[bu4]); binoculars (CL:副[fu4])
疏忽shūhuto neglect; to overlook
远程yuǎnchéngremote; long distance

Questions about 疏远

What does 疏远 mean?

疏远 (shūyuǎn) means "to drift apart; to become estranged".

How do you write 疏远?

疏远 is made of 2 characters: 疏 (12 strokes), 远 (7 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.

How is 疏远 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 疏远 is written 疏遠.