# 疏远 (shūyuǎn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 疏远 (shūyuǎn) means “to become estranged; distant”. It was previously included at level 6 of the HSK 2.0 exam.

- Meaning: to become estranged; distant
- Pinyin: shūyuǎn (shu1 yuan3)
- Traditional: 疏遠
- Not in HSK 3.0
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 毕业以后，他们渐渐疏远了。
  Bìyè yǐhòu, tāmen jiànjiàn shūyuǎnle.
  They gradually became estranged after graduation.

## Characters

- 疏 (shū): to dredge; to clear away obstruction
- [远](https://hanziro.com/word/yuan-far/) (yuǎn): far; distant

https://hanziro.com/word/shu-yuan-become-estranged/

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