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远吗？
？ Is it far?Practice path
Make this line survive without the page.
Start with the sound, then answer the authored recall prompts for this exact line. No browsing through the whole quiz set.
Current move
Hear it cold Listen first, then choose the Mandarin line before reading the page again.Listen first, then choose the Mandarin line before reading the page again.
Next远吗？ 02 What does 远吗？ mean?远 means far; 吗 turns it into a yes/no question.
PracticeIs it far? 03 Fill the pinyin for 远吗。远 is third tone; 吗 is neutral tone.
Practiceyuǎn ma 04 Which line asks distance, not time?Use 要多久 for time; use 远吗 for distance.
Practice远吗？Scene
When to use it
Asking whether a place is far away before deciding to walk, take transit, or call a taxi.
Risk
safe
If you need travel time, ask 要多久 instead. 远吗 asks distance, not duration.
Literal
Far?
This is a tiny sentence that learners can actually use. It also trains the third tone in 远.
Mini dialogue
Hear the social move.
Play both lines, then say the second line without looking.
Contrast
Do not blur these together.
Recall prompts
Check whether it survived.
01 · What does 远吗？ mean?
Answer: Is it far?
远 means far; 吗 turns it into a yes/no question.
Practice this prompt02 · Fill the pinyin for 远吗。
Answer: yuǎn ma
远 is third tone; 吗 is neutral tone.
Practice this prompt03 · Which line asks distance, not time?
Answer: 远吗？
Use 要多久 for time; use 远吗 for distance.
Practice this prompt