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遥
遙
yáo
1. distant
2. remote
3. far
4. far away
Very Common • Top 4%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

遥
yáo
distant, remote
HSK 6 13 丶

Compound Words (20)

遥远
yáoyuǎn
distant
HSK 6
逍遥
xiāoyáo
free and unfettered
遥感
yáogǎn
remote sensing
遥控
yáokòng
remote control
HSK 6
遥望
yáowàng
to look into the distance
遥测
yáocè
telemetry
遥观
yáoguān
to look into the distance
遥遥
yáoyáo
distant
平遥
Píngyáo
Pingyao county in Jinzhong [[晉中|晋中<Jìnzhōng>]], Shanxi
平遥县
Píngyáoxiàn
Pingyao county in Jinzhong [[晉中|晋中<Jìnzhōng>]], Shanxi
遥控器
yáokòngqì
remote control
路途遥远
lùtúyáoyuǎn
distant
遥遥无期
yáoyáowúqī
far in the indefinite future (idiom); so far away it seems forever
遥遥领先
yáoyáolǐngxiān
a long way in front
遥不可及
yáobùkějí
unattainable
遥控操作
yáokòngcāozuò
remote operation
逍遥法外
xiāoyáofǎwài
unfettered and beyond the law (idiom); evading retribution
逍遥自在
xiāoyáozìzai
free and at leisure (idiom); unfettered
逍遥自得
xiāoyáozìdé
doing as one pleases (idiom); foot-loose and fancy free
路遥知马力,日久见人心
lùyáozhīmǎlì,rìjiǔjiànrénxīn
just as distance determines the stamina of a horse, so does time reveal a person's true heart (proverb)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,714
Word Frequency Rank
3,616 of 84,292

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