远亲不如近邻 遠親不如近鄰
远亲不如近邻 遠親不如近鄰 yuǎn qīn bù rú jìn lín ㄩㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ jyun5 can1 bat1 jyu4 gan6 leon4
- A relative afar is less use than a close neighbor (idiom). Take whatever help is on hand, even from strangers.
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远 遠
- 偏远 偏遠 piān yuǎn ㄆㄧㄢ ㄩㄢˇ pin1 jyun5 remote
- 永远 永遠 yǒng yuǎn ㄩㄥˇ ㄩㄢˇ wing5 jyun5 forever
- 深远 深遠 shēn yuǎn ㄕㄣ ㄩㄢˇ sam1 jyun5 far-reaching
- 老远 老遠 lǎo yuǎn ㄌㄠˇ ㄩㄢˇ lou5 jyun5 very far away
- 跳远 跳遠 tiào yuǎn ㄊㄧㄠˋ ㄩㄢˇ tiu3 jyun5 long jump (athletics)
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- 遥远 遙遠 yáo yuǎn ㄧㄠˊ ㄩㄢˇ jiu4 jyun5 distant; remote
- 远大 遠大 yuǎn dà ㄩㄢˇ ㄉㄚˋ jyun5 daai6 far-reaching
- 远方 遠方 yuǎn fāng ㄩㄢˇ ㄈㄤ jyun5 fong1 far away
- 远景 遠景 yuǎn jǐng ㄩㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄥˇ jyun5 ging2 scenery in the distance
- 远程 遠程 yuǎn chéng ㄩㄢˇ ㄔㄥˊ jyun5 cing4 remote
- 远处 遠處 yuǎn chù ㄩㄢˇ ㄔㄨˋ jyun5 cyu3 distant place
- 远见 遠見 yuǎn jiàn ㄩㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ jyun5 gin3 foresight
- 远远 遠遠 yuǎn yuǎn ㄩㄢˇ ㄩㄢˇ jyun5 jyun5 distant
- 远离 遠離 yuǎn lí ㄩㄢˇ ㄌㄧˊ jyun5 lei4 to be far from
- 边远 邊遠 biān yuǎn ㄅㄧㄢ ㄩㄢˇ bin1 jyun5 far from the center
- 长远 長遠 cháng yuǎn ㄔㄤˊ ㄩㄢˇ coeng4 jyun5 long-term
- 望远镜 望遠鏡 wàng yuǎn jìng ㄨㄤˋ ㄩㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄥˋ mong6 jyun5 geng3 telescope; binoculars
- 敬而远之 敬而遠之 jìng ér yuǎn zhī ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄦˊ ㄩㄢˇ ㄓ ging3 ji4 jyun6 zi1 to show respect from a distance (idiom)
- 远近闻名 遠近聞名 yuǎn jìn wén míng ㄩㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄨㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ jyun5 gan6 man4 ming4 to be known far and wide
- 中远 中遠 Zhōng yuǎn ㄓㄨㄥ ㄩㄢˇ zung1 jyun5 China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO) (abbr. for 中国远洋运输)
亲 親
- 单亲 單親 dān qīn ㄉㄢ ㄑㄧㄣ daan1 can1 single parent
- 探亲 探親 tàn qīn ㄊㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄣ taam3 can1 to go home to visit one's family
- 母亲 母親 mǔ qīn ㄇㄨˇ ㄑㄧㄣ mou5 can1 mother
- 父亲 父親 fù qīn ㄈㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄣ fu6 can1 father
- 相亲 相親 xiāng qīn ㄒㄧㄤ ㄑㄧㄣ soeng1 can1 blind date
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- 亲人 親人 qīn rén ㄑㄧㄣ ㄖㄣˊ can1 jan4 one's close relatives
- 亲切 親切 qīn qiè ㄑㄧㄣ ㄑㄧㄝˋ can1 cit3 amiable
- 亲友 親友 qīn yǒu ㄑㄧㄣ ㄧㄡˇ can1 jau5 friends and relatives
- 亲口 親口 qīn kǒu ㄑㄧㄣ ㄎㄡˇ can1 hau2 one's own mouth
- 亲密 親密 qīn mì ㄑㄧㄣ ㄇㄧˋ can1 mat6 intimate
- 亲属 親屬 qīn shǔ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄕㄨˇ can1 suk6 kin
- 亲情 親情 qīn qíng ㄑㄧㄣ ㄑㄧㄥˊ can1 cing4 affection
- 亲爱 親愛 qīn ài ㄑㄧㄣ ㄞˋ can1 oi3 dear
- 亲戚 親戚 qīn qi ㄑㄧㄣ ˙ㄑㄧ can1 cik1 a relative (i.e. family relation)
- 亲手 親手 qīn shǒu ㄑㄧㄣ ㄕㄡˇ can1 sau2 with one's own hands; personally
- 亲热 親熱 qīn rè ㄑㄧㄣ ㄖㄜˋ can1 jit6 affectionate; intimate; warmhearted
- 亲生 親生 qīn shēng ㄑㄧㄣ ㄕㄥ can1 saang1 one's own (child) (i.e. one's child by birth)
- 亲眼 親眼 qīn yǎn ㄑㄧㄣ ㄧㄢˇ can1 ngaan5 with one's own eyes
- 亲自 親自 qīn zì ㄑㄧㄣ ㄗˋ can1 zi6 personally
- 亲身 親身 qīn shēn ㄑㄧㄣ ㄕㄣ can1 san1 personal
不
- 不下 bù xià ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ bat1 haa6 to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)
- 不久 bù jiǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ bat1 gau2 not long (after)
- 不但 bù dàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄢˋ bat1 daan6 not only (... but also ...)
- 不便 bù biàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ bat1 bin6 inconvenient
- 不值 bù zhí ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˊ bat1 zik6 not worth
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- 不停 bù tíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄥˊ bat1 ting4 incessant
- 不仅 不僅 bù jǐn ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ bat1 gan2 not just; not limited to
- 不光 bù guāng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄤ bat1 gwong1 not the only one
- 不免 bù miǎn ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ bat1 min5 inevitably
- 不公 bù gōng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ bat1 gung1 unjust
- 不再 bù zài ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ bat1 zoi3 no more; no longer
- 不准 bù zhǔn ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄣˇ bat1 zeon2 not to allow
- 不凡 bù fán ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄢˊ bat1 faan4 extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional
- 不利 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lei6 unfavorable
- 不到 bù dào ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄠˋ bat1 dou3 not to arrive
- 不力 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lik6 not to do one's best
- 不及 bù jí ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ bat1 kap6 to fall short of
- 不同 bù tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 tung4 different
- 不堪 bù kān ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄢ bat1 ham1 cannot bear
- 不够 不夠 bù gòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄡˋ bat1 gau3 not enough
如
- 一如 yī rú ㄧ ㄖㄨˊ jat1 jyu4 to be just like
- 不如 bù rú ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ bat1 jyu4 not equal to; not as good as; inferior to
- 例如 lì rú ㄌㄧˋ ㄖㄨˊ lai6 jyu4 for example; for instance; such as
- 假如 jiǎ rú ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄖㄨˊ gaa2 jyu4 if
- 如一 rú yī ㄖㄨˊ ㄧ jyu4 jat1 consistent
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- 如下 rú xià ㄖㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ jyu4 haa6 as follows
- 如今 rú jīn ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄣ jyu4 gam1 nowadays; now
- 如何 rú hé ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄜˊ jyu4 ho4 how
- 如同 rú tóng ㄖㄨˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ jyu4 tung4 like
- 如实 如實 rú shí ㄖㄨˊ ㄕˊ jyu4 sat6 as things really are
- 如意 rú yì ㄖㄨˊ ㄧˋ jyu4 ji3 as one wants; according to one's wishes
- 如果 rú guǒ ㄖㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇ jyu4 gwo2 if; in case; in the event that
- 如此 rú cǐ ㄖㄨˊ ㄘˇ jyu4 ci2 like this; so; such
- 正如 zhèng rú ㄓㄥˋ ㄖㄨˊ zing3 jyu4 just as
- 比如 bǐ rú ㄅㄧˇ ㄖㄨˊ bei2 jyu4 for example; for instance; such as
- 犹如 猶如 yóu rú ㄧㄡˊ ㄖㄨˊ jau4 jyu4 similar to; like
- 自如 zì rú ㄗˋ ㄖㄨˊ zi6 jyu4 unobstructed
- 譬如 pì rú ㄆㄧˋ ㄖㄨˊ pei3 jyu4 for example; for instance; such as
- 如果说 如果說 rú guǒ shuō ㄖㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄨㄛ jyu4 gwo2 seoi3 if
- 比如说 比如說 bǐ rú shuō ㄅㄧˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄨㄛ bei2 jyu4 seoi3 for example
Idioms with these characters
- 长辔远驭 長轡遠馭 cháng pèi yuǎn yù ㄔㄤˊ ㄆㄟˋ ㄩㄢˇ ㄩˋ coeng4 bei3 jyun5 jyu6 to control from a distance (idiom)
- 登高望远 登高望遠 dēng gāo wàng yuǎn ㄉㄥ ㄍㄠ ㄨㄤˋ ㄩㄢˇ dang1 gou1 mong6 jyun5 to stand tall and see far (idiom); taking the long and broad view
- 高飞远走 高飛遠走 gāo fēi yuǎn zǒu ㄍㄠ ㄈㄟ ㄩㄢˇ ㄗㄡˇ gou1 fei1 jyun5 zau2 to fly high and run far (idiom); to leave in a hurry for a distance place
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- 高举远蹈 高舉遠蹈 gāo jǔ yuǎn dǎo ㄍㄠ ㄐㄩˇ ㄩㄢˇ ㄉㄠˇ gou1 geoi2 jyun5 dou6 to leave office for a high and distant place (idiom); to retire and place oneself above the fray
- 高瞻远瞩 高瞻遠矚 gāo zhān yuǎn zhǔ ㄍㄠ ㄓㄢ ㄩㄢˇ ㄓㄨˇ gou1 zim1 jyun5 zuk1 to stand tall and see far (idiom); taking the long and broad view
- 贵远贱近 貴遠賤近 guì yuǎn jiàn jìn ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ gwai3 jyun5 zin6 gan6 to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)
- 好高骛远 好高騖遠 hào gāo wù yuǎn ㄏㄠˋ ㄍㄠ ㄨˋ ㄩㄢˇ hou3 gou1 mou6 jyun5 to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)
- 敬而远之 敬而遠之 jìng ér yuǎn zhī ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄦˊ ㄩㄢˇ ㄓ ging3 ji4 jyun6 zi1 to show respect from a distance (idiom)
- 宁静致远 寧靜致遠 níng jìng zhì yuǎn ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄓˋ ㄩㄢˇ ning4 zing6 zi3 jyun5 tranquility yields transcendence (idiom); quiet life of profound study
- 山长水远 山長水遠 shān cháng shuǐ yuǎn ㄕㄢ ㄔㄤˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄩㄢˇ saan1 coeng4 seoi2 jyun5 (idiom) long and arduous journey
- 串亲访友 串親訪友 chuàn qīn fǎng yǒu ㄔㄨㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄈㄤˇ ㄧㄡˇ cyun3 can1 fong2 jau5 to call on friends and relations (idiom)
- 大义灭亲 大義滅親 dà yì miè qīn ㄉㄚˋ ㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄧㄣ daai6 ji6 mit6 can1 to place righteousness before family (idiom); ready to punish one's own family if justice demands it
- 访亲问友 訪親問友 fǎng qīn wèn yǒu ㄈㄤˇ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄨㄣˋ ㄧㄡˇ fong2 can1 man6 jau5 to visit friends and relations (idiom)
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- 非亲非故 非親非故 fēi qīn fēi gù ㄈㄟ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄈㄟ ㄍㄨˋ fei1 can1 fei1 gu3 lit. neither a relative nor a friend (idiom)
- 腹背相亲 腹背相親 fù bèi xiāng qīn ㄈㄨˋ ㄅㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄑㄧㄣ fuk1 bui3 soeng1 can1 to be on intimate terms with sb (idiom)
- 割股疗亲 割股療親 gē gǔ liáo qīn ㄍㄜ ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄑㄧㄣ got3 gu2 liu4 can1 to cut flesh from one's thigh to nourish a sick parent (idiom)
- 皇亲国戚 皇親國戚 huáng qīn guó qī ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄑㄧ wong4 can1 gwok3 cik1 the emperor relatives (idiom); person with powerful connections
- 举目无亲 舉目無親 jǔ mù wú qīn ㄐㄩˇ ㄇㄨˋ ㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄣ geoi2 muk6 mou4 can1 to look up and see no-one familiar (idiom); not having anyone to rely on
- 六亲不认 六親不認 liù qīn bù rèn ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄣˋ luk6 can1 bat1 jing6 not recognizing one's family (idiom); self-centered and not making any allowances for the needs of one's relatives
- 六亲无靠 六親無靠 liù qīn wú kào ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄨˊ ㄎㄠˋ luk6 can1 mou4 kaau3 orphaned of all one's immediate relatives (idiom); no one to rely on
- 爱不忍释 愛不忍釋 ài bù rěn shì ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄣˇ ㄕˋ oi3 bat1 jan2 sik1 to love sth too much to part with it (idiom)
- 爱不释手 愛不釋手 ài bù shì shǒu ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄕㄡˇ oi3 bat1 sik1 sau2 (idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible
- 哀而不伤 哀而不傷 āi ér bù shāng ㄞ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄤ oi1 ji4 bat1 soeng1 deeply felt but not mawkish (idiom)
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- 爱理不理 愛理不理 ài lǐ bù lǐ ㄞˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇ oi3 lei5 bat1 lei5 (idiom) standoffish; indifferent
- 按兵不动 按兵不動 àn bīng bù dòng ㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ on3 bing1 bat1 dung6 to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time
- 凹凸不平 āo tū bù píng ㄠ ㄊㄨ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ nap1 dat6 bat1 ping4 (idiom) uneven (surface); bumpy (road)
- 把持不定 bǎ chí bù dìng ㄅㄚˇ ㄔˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ baa2 ci4 bat1 ding6 indecisive (idiom)
- 百读不厌 百讀不厭 bǎi dú bù yàn ㄅㄞˇ ㄉㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˋ baak3 duk6 bat1 jim3 to be worth reading a hundred times (idiom)
- 百思不解 bǎi sī bù jiě ㄅㄞˇ ㄙ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ baak3 si1 bat1 gaai2 to remain puzzled after pondering over sth a hundred times (idiom)
- 百战不殆 百戰不殆 bǎi zhàn bù dài ㄅㄞˇ ㄓㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄞˋ baak3 zin3 bat1 toi5 to come unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孙子兵法); to win every fight
- 爱财如命 愛財如命 ài cái rú mìng ㄞˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ oi3 coi4 jyu4 ming6 lit. to love money as much as one's own life (idiom)
- 爱民如子 愛民如子 ài mín rú zǐ ㄞˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄗˇ oi3 man4 jyu4 zi2 (idiom) to love the common people as one's own children (praise for a virtuous ruler)
- 安如磐石 ān rú pán shí ㄢ ㄖㄨˊ ㄆㄢˊ ㄕˊ on1 jyu4 pun4 sek6 as solid as rock (idiom); as sure as houses
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- 暴跳如雷 bào tiào rú léi ㄅㄠˋ ㄊㄧㄠˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄟˊ bou6 tiu3 jyu4 leoi4 (idiom) to stamp with fury; to fly into a rage
- 表里如一 表裡如一 biǎo lǐ rú yī ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧ biu2 leoi5 jyu4 jat1 external appearance and inner thoughts coincide (idiom); to say what one means
- 碧草如茵 bì cǎo rú yīn ㄅㄧˋ ㄘㄠˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧㄣ bik1 cou2 jyu4 jan1 green grass like cushion (idiom); green meadow so inviting to sleep on
- 不过如此 不過如此 bù guò rú cǐ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄘˇ bat1 gwo3 jyu4 ci2 (idiom) nothing more than this; that's all; no big deal; not very impressive
- 称心如意 稱心如意 chèn xīn rú yì ㄔㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧˋ cing3 sam1 jyu4 ji3 (idiom) after one's own heart; gratifying; satisfactory; everything one could wish
- 赤贫如洗 赤貧如洗 chì pín rú xǐ ㄔˋ ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄒㄧˇ cek3 pan4 jyu4 sai2 without two nickels to rub together (idiom)
- 从谏如流 從諫如流 cóng jiàn rú liú ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ cung4 gaan3 jyu4 lau4 to follow admonition as natural flow (idiom); to accept criticism or correction (even from one's inferiors)
Example sentences
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远亲不如近邻 遠親不如近鄰 。
A good neighbour is better than a brother far off.
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