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Expressing 'remote' with 偏远 (piānyuǎn)
Description & Modification
Location & Position
Structure
偏远 + 的 + Place Noun
Explanation
偏远 (piānyuǎn) means 'remote' or 'far from civilization' and describes places that are geographically isolated or hard to reach. It combines 偏 (off to one side) and 远 (far), emphasizing both distance and isolation from populated areas.
Examples
那个偏远的小山村终于通了公路。
nà ge piān yuǎn de xiǎo shān cūn zhōng yú tōng le gōng lù.
That remote little mountain village finally got a road.
很多偏远地区的孩子上学很不方便。
hěn duō piān yuǎn dì qū de hái zi shàng xué hěn bù fāng biàn.
It's very inconvenient for children in many remote areas to go to school.
他在一个偏远的海岛上生活了十年。
tā zài yī ge piān yuǎn de hǎi dǎo shàng shēng huó le shí nián.
He lived on a remote island for ten years.