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远在天边,近在眼前

/ yuǎn zài tiān biān jìn zài yǎn qián /
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……远在天边,近在眼前
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其实远在天边,近在眼前

Definition

远在天边,近在眼前:

Literally means:

be seemingly far away on the horizon, yet right under somebody's eyes

Actually means:

so far yet so near

Literally, it means that something or someone can be said to be either very far or very near.

The actual meaning is that someone/something is close at hand. It implies that the thing or the person you want is just before you.

字面意思是:要说远的话,的确很远,要说近的话,的确很近。

实际意思是:不在远处,就在眼前。指要寻找的人或东西就在面前。

Example

Used as predicate or a minor sentence. (作谓语、小句)
1
Yuǎnzàitiānbiān
远在天边
  
,
jìnzàiyǎnqián
近在眼前
  
,
néng
bāng
jiějué
解决
wèn
问题
de
rén
jiùshì
就是
men
你们
bàngōngshì
办公室
de
xiǎowáng
小王
ā
  

Far in the sky, near in front of you, the person who can help you solve the problem is your office's little king ah.

2
yào
de
shū
yuǎnzàitiānbiān
远在天边
  
,
jìnzàiyǎnqián
近在眼前
  
,
仔细
kànkan
看看
jiù
néng
zhǎodào
找到
  

The book you want is far away in the sky, near the eyes, you can find it when you look closely.

3
zhǐyào
只要
hǎohǎo
好好
xiǎngxiǎng
想想
jiù
huì
xiàn
发现
  
,
xúnzhǎo
寻找
jiǔ
许久
de
zhǒng
那种
jiàozuò
叫做
xìng
幸福
de
dōng
东西
  
,
shí
其实
yuǎnzàitiānbiān
远在天边
  
,
jìnzàiyǎnqián
近在眼前
  

You just have to think about it and you'll find that the kind of thing you've been looking for for a long time called "happiness" is actually far away in the sky, near in front of you.