扯远 Traditional form: 扯遠 Pinyin (reading): chěyuǎn Definitions: to digress to get sidetracked to go off on a tangent Characters: 扯 - to rip, to tear; to haul; casual talk 远 - distant, remote, far; profound Traditional characters: 扯 - to rip, to tear; to haul; casual talk 遠 - distant, remote, far; profound