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Meaning of 东

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东 (Trad.: 東)HSK 3
Pinyin: dōng
English Definition: east; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord
Chinese Definition:
①方向,太阳出升的一边,与“西”相对:东方。东经(本初子午线以东的经度或经线)。东山再起(喻失势之后,重新恢复地位)。付诸东流。
②主人(古代主位在东,宾位在西):房东。股东。东道主(泛指请客的主人,亦称“东道”、“作东”)。
③姓氏。
Antonyms: 西
Total strokes: 5; Radical: 一
Pictographic:Simplified form of 東, the sun 日 rising behind a tree 木
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Similar Characters: 车 宁
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Example Words
广东 guǎng dōng Guangdong province (Kwangtung) in south China, short name 粤 , capital Guangzhou 广州
山东 shān dōng Shandong, province in northeast China, short name 鲁 , capital Jinan 济南
东西HSK 1 dōng xi thing; stuff; person; Classifiers: 个
东北 dōng běi Northeast China; Manchuria
东北 dōng běi northeast
More:东* | *东 | *东*
Example Sentences
1
这是什么东西
?
What is this?
2
这两个东西一样
。
These two things are the same.
3
太阳从东边升起
。
The sun rises from the east.
4
请进来吃点东西
。
Please come in and have something to eat.
5
商场的东西很贵
。
Things in the shopping mall are very expensive.