远道而来 meaning in English

yuǎndào'érlái

to come from far away

Traditional 遠道而來32 strokes

Meaning of 远道而来

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

yuǎndào'érlái
  1. to come from far away

远道而来 in example sentences

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

他tā们men从cóng巴bā西xī远yuǎn道dào而ér来lái。
They came all the way from Brazil.
他tā从cóng芝zhī加jiā哥gē远yuǎn道dào而ér来lái了le。
He came all the way from Chicago.

Stroke order for each character

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远 yuǎn · far · 7 strokes

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道 dào · road · 12 strokes

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而 ér · and · 6 strokes

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来 lái · to come · 7 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 远道而来.

知道zhīdàoto know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5]
回来huíláito return; to come back
起来qǐláito stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2]
出来chūláito come out; to appear
进来jìnláito come in
来到láidàoto arrive; to come
过来guòláito come over; to manage
而且érqiě(not only ...) but also; moreover; in addition; furthermore
永远yǒngyuǎnforever; eternal
带来dàiláito bring; (fig.) to bring about; to produce
来自láizìto come from (a place); From: (in email header)
原来yuánláioriginal; former; originally; formerly; at first

Questions about 远道而来

What does 远道而来 mean?

远道而来 (yuǎndào'érlái) means "to come from far away".

How do you write 远道而来?

远道而来 is made of 4 characters: 远 (7 strokes), 道 (12 strokes), 而 (6 strokes), 来 (7 strokes). That is 32 strokes in total.

How is 远道而来 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 远道而来 is written 遠道而來.