[yuǎn]
[形]
（空间或时间的距离长） far; distant; remote
faraway place
远处
remote from life
远离尘世
far from home
远离家乡
in the not too distant future
在不远的将来
How far is it to the station?
到车站有多远？
Gunpowder was used in China as far back as the 11th century.
远在公元11世纪， 中国已使用火药。
The moon is very far [distant] from the earth.
月球离地球很远。
（血统关系疏远） distant in relationship
distant relative [relation]
远亲
（差别程度大） with great difference
far inferior to
远不及
far exceed
远远超过
The level of the two is quite different.
两个人的水平相差很远。
This applicant is by far the better than that one.
这个申请者远比那一个好。
[动]
（不接近） keep away from
stay at a respectful distance from sb.
敬而远之
keep away from the mean and selfish characters
远小人
[名]
（姓氏） a surname
Yuan Da
远达