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How to Say ‘A bit far’ in Traditional Chinese

比較遠

bǐ jiào yuǎn

[bee jyow ywen]

💬 Usage Tip: [比較] before an adjective often softens the statement into [rather] or [a bit], not a strict side-by-side comparison. So [比較遠] sounds less blunt than just saying [很遠] or [太遠].

Phrase Breakdown

比較

bǐ jiào

[bee jyow]

relatively; comparatively; rather

Used to compare things or say something is relatively more this or that.

Example

這樣走比較遠,我們換路吧。

Going this way is relatively farther; let’s change routes.

yuǎn

[ywen]

far

Describes something as distant in space or length of route.

Example

從這裡過去有點比較遠。

Going from here is a bit farther.

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