东 dōng

east, eastern, eastward

HSK 1 #194

DEFINITIONS

  • east, eastern, eastward
  • surname Dong
  • east
  • host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)
  • landlord

STROKES

WORDS

东亚 dōng yà East Asia
东家 dōng jiā master (i.e. employer); landlord; boss
关东 guān dōng Northeast China; Manchuria; lit. east of Shanhai Pass 山海關|山海关[Shan1 hai3 guan1]; Kantō region of Japan
毛泽东 máo zé dōng Mao Zedong (1893-1976), Chinese communist leader
东德 dōng dé East Germany (1945-1990); German Democratic Republic 德意志民主共和國|德意志民主共和国[De2 yi4 zhi4 Min2 zhu3 Gong4 he2 guo2]
付诸东流 fù zhū dōng liú wasted effort
以东 yǐ dōng to the east of (suffix)
东奔西跑 dōng bēn xī pǎo to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily; to bustle about
东海 dōng hǎi East China Sea; East Sea (Chinese mythology and ancient geography)
东经 dōng jīng longitude east
圣安东尼奥 shèng ān dōng ní ào San Antonio, Texas
丹东 dān dōng Dandong prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China
各奔东西 gè bèn dōng xī to go separate ways (idiom); to part ways with sb; Taiwan pr. [ge4 ben1 dong1 xi1]
东京湾 dōng jīng wān Tokyo Bay; former name of 北部灣|北部湾[Bei3 bu4 Wan1], Gulf of Tonkin
付之东流 fù zhī dōng liú to commit to the waters (idiom); to lose sth irrevocably
金东 jīn dōng Jindong district of Jinhua city 金華市|金华市[Jin1 hua2 shi4], Zhejiang
东非 dōng fēi East Africa
东倒西歪 dōng dǎo xī wāi to lean unsteadily from side to side (idiom); to sway; (of buildings etc) to lean at a crazy angle
东汉 dōng hàn Eastern or later Han dynasty, 25-220
东阳 dōng yáng Dongyang county level city in Jinhua 金華|金华[Jin1 hua2], Zhejiang
东窗事发 dōng chuāng shì fā (of a plot etc) to be exposed (idiom); to come to light
山东 shān dōng Shandong, province in northeast China, short name 魯|鲁[Lu3], capital Jinan 濟南|济南[Ji3 nan2]
东城 dōng chéng Dongcheng district of central Beijing
东奔西走 dōng bēn xī zǒu to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily; to bustle about; to hopscotch; also 東跑西顛|东跑西颠[dong1 pao3 xi1 dian1]
东西方 dōng xī fāng east and west; east to west
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