远方

• 拼音: yuǎn fāng
• 汉字拆解: 远 = 辶 (movement) + 元, meaning far; 方 = pictograph of a raft/direction, meaning place

含义

Distant place; faraway; from afar. A place that is far away, often with a poetic or emotional connotation.

Often carries romantic or nostalgic overtones. Common phrases: 远方的朋友 (friend from afar), 来自远方 (from a distant place), 远方的家 (home far away), 诗和远方 (poetry and distant places — meaning ideals and dreams). Frequently used in literature and songs.

例句

1. 有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎。
2. 年轻人总是向往远方，想去外面的世界看看。
3. 站在山顶，我凝望着远方，思绪万千。

用法指南

语境: literature, travel, nostalgia

语气: poetic

正确说法

• 我的朋友来自远方。(My friend comes from afar.)
• 他总是憧憬着远方。(He always yearns for distant places.)

错误说法

• 远方的超市 — 日常场所不用'远方'，远方有诗意和距离感，说'远处的超市'或'很远的超市'

起源与历史

Compound of 远 (far, distant) + 方 (place, direction). Together meaning a distant place or direction.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal