Word: 疏远 (shūyuǎn) Traditional: 疏遠 疏远 dictionary entry shūyuǎn to drift apart; to become estranged; to alienate; estrangement Full dictionary entry for 疏远 Example sentences using 疏远 2 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 你这样做会疏远朋友的。 Nǐ zhèyàng zuò huì shūyuǎn péngyou de. Acting like that will alienate your friends. 分开以后，他们疏远了。 Fēnkāi yǐhòu, tāmen shūyuǎnle. After they parted ways, they drifted apart.