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登高望远

dēng gāo wàng yuǎndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to stand tall and see far (idiom) / taking the long and broad view / acute foresight
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

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/

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Other forms in these source records: 登高望遠

  • 登
    dēng

    to scale (a height) / to ascend / to mount / to publish or record / to enter (e.g. in a register) / to press down with the foot / to step or tread on / to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect) / to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old)

  • 高
    gāo

    high / tall / above average / loud / your (honorific)

    Gāo

    surname Gao

  • 望
    wàng

    full moon / to hope / to expect / to visit / to gaze (into the distance) / to look towards / towards / 15th day of month (lunar calendar)

  • 远
    yuǎn

    far / distant / remote / (intensifier in a comparison) by far / much (lower etc)

    yuàn

    to distance oneself from (classical)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.