How to Say ‘Is it far?’ in Traditional Chinese
會很遠嗎？
huì hěn yuǎn ma
[hway hun ywen ma]
💬 Usage Tip: [很] before an adjective often doesn't mean "very" here; it just makes the sentence sound complete. So [會很遠嗎？] is simply asking if it's far, not strongly emphasizing "very far."
Phrase Breakdown
會
huì
[hway]
will; is likely to; be
Often used to ask about possibility or expectation, such as whether something will be far.
走路過去會很遠嗎？
Will it be far to walk there?
很遠
hěn yuǎn
very far
Describes distance.
學校很遠。
The school is far away.
Words in this phrase
很
hěn
[hun]
very
An adverb meaning very, often placed before adjectives.
這裡晚上很熱鬧。
It’s very lively here at night.
遠
yuǎn
[ywen]
far
Describes a long distance.
那個景點不遠，很快就到。
That attraction is not far; you’ll arrive soon.
嗎
ma
[ma]
question particle
Used at the end of a sentence to ask a yes-no question.
這裡會很遠嗎？
Will it be far from here?
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