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登高望遠

简 登高望远 · 繁 登高望遠
Mandarin · pinyin dēng gāo wàng yuǎn

Meanings

  1. to stand tall and see far (idiom); taking the long and broad view
  2. acute foresight
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Characters in this entry

登
dēng · rise, mount, board, climb
高
gāo · high, tall; lofty, elevated; Kangxi radical 189
望
wàng · to look at, look forward; to hope, expect
遠
yuǎn · distant, remote, far; profound
远
yuǎn · distant, remote, far; profound
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1–1–4–3 · deng1 gao1 wang4 yuan3

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dang1 gou1 mong6 jyun5

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dang1 gou1 mong6 jyun5

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登高望遠 · deng1 gao1 wang4 yuan3
CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · edition 2026-10-13 · source line 76,260
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Exact source record登高望遠 登高望远 [deng1 gao1 wang4 yuan3] /to stand tall and see far (idiom); taking the long and broad view/acute foresight/