舍近求远 shějìnqiúyuǎn to reject the near and seek the far Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 舍 捨 shě verbadjective to give up to give up; to abandon; to cast aside; to part with近 jìn adjective near near in distance or time; close; nearby; recent求 qiú verb to seek to look for or try to obtain something; to strive for远 遠 yuǎn adjective far far away in space or time; distant; remote
