远 + Noun / Adjective + 远
远 (yuǎn) means "far" or "distant" and can describe physical distance or abstract remoteness. It is used as an adjective or adverb, as in 很远 (very far) and 远距离 (long-distance). Its opposite is 近 (jìn, near/close).
我家离公司很远,每天要坐一个小时的地铁。
Wǒ jiā lí gōngsī hěn yuǎn, měitiān yào zuò yī gè xiǎoshí de dìtiě.
My home is very far from the company; I have to take the subway for an hour every day.
远处的山看起来像一幅画,太美了。
Yuǎnchù de shān kàn qǐlái xiàng yī fú huà, tài měi le.
The mountains in the distance look like a painting; so beautiful.
他去了一个很远的地方工作,一年才回来一次。
Tā qùle yī gè hěn yuǎn de dìfāng gōngzuò, yī nián cái huílái yī cì.
He went to work in a very faraway place and only comes back once a year.