How to Say ‘It's not far.’ in Traditional Chinese
不遠。
bù yuǎn
[bù yuǎn]
💬 Usage Tip: 遠 works as the whole sentence with no 是 needed, and 不 is read (bù) here because 遠 (yuǎn) is not a falling tone. Swap in 近 (jìn) "close" to say 不近 "not close".
Phrase Breakdown
不遠
bù yuǎn
[bù yuǎn]
not far
Describes a short distance; often used when giving directions.
捷運站離這裡不遠。
The MRT station isn't far from here.
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