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Information of 东

Pinyin dōng

Radical

一

Strokes

5 strokes

Usage

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Definition

east

东 dōng 1. 方位词，日出的方向，与“西”相对。 (Positional word, direction of sunrise, opposite of "west.") 2. 主人（古代主位在东，宾位在西）。 (Host (in ancient times, the host's position was in the east and the guest's in the west.)) 3. 请客出钱的人。 (The person who pays for the invitation.) 4. 姓。 (A surname.) 1. 方位词，日出的方向，与“西”相对：～方。～经（本初子午线以东的经度或经线）。～山再起（喻失势之后，重新恢复地位）。付诸～流。 (Positional word, direction of sunrise, opposite of "west": east direction. East longitude (longitude or meridian east of the prime meridian). Rising again after a setback (metaphor for regaining status after losing it). To be cast adrift.) 2. 主人（古代主位在东，宾位在西）：房～。股～。～道主（泛指请客的主人，亦称“东道”、“作东”）。 (Host (in ancient times, the host's position was in the east, and the guest's in the west): landlord. Shareholder. The main host (a general term for the person who hosts a dinner, also called "dongdao" or "zuodong").) 3. 请客出钱的人：作～。 (The person who treats (invites) others: to be the host.) 4. 姓。 (A surname.) 【本义】: 东方，日出的方向 (Basic meaning: East, the direction of sunrise.) 1. 同本义 ([En.] east) (Same as the basic meaning.) 2. 特指东西向，与南北向相对 ([En.] east and west). (Specifically refers to the east-west direction, opposite to the north-south direction.) 3. 东道主的略称。主人 ([En.] host; owner). (Abbreviation for the main host. In social or commercial activities, the person who receives guests or clients. In ancient times, the host sat in the east and the guest in the west, hence the term.) 4. 春天 ([En.] spring). (Spring season.) 5. 指厕所，即“东厕”。 ([En.] toilet; lavatory.) (Refers to the toilet, specifically “east toilet.” It was traditionally located on the left side of the northern room.) 向东，东去 (【英】：face east) (Facing east, going east.) 1. 宋· 苏轼《念奴娇·赤壁怀古》：大江东去，浪淘尽，千古风流人物。 (Song Dynasty - Su Shi’s poem: "The great river flows east, washing away the heroes of the ages.") 用于句中的如: For example: - 东流(东去的流水) (East-flowing water) - 东波(向东流逝之水) (Water flowing to the east) - 东徙(向东迁移) (Moving eastward)

启东 Qǐ dōng

Qidong county level city in Nantong 南通[Nan2 tong1], Jiangsu

东连吴 dōng lián wú

Donglian Wu

东坡 Dōng pō

Dongpo District of Meishan City 眉山市[Mei2 shan1 Shi4], Sichuan

东坡肉 Dōng pō ròu

stir-fried pork, favorite of Northern Song writer Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼, a.k.a. Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡

苏东坡 Sū Dōng pō

Su Dongpo, another name for Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼 (1037-1101), northern Song writer and calligrapher

东夷 Dōng yí

Eastern Barbarians, non-Han tribe living to the east of China c 2200 BC

圣安东尼奥 Shèng Ān dōng ní ào

San Antonio, Texas

华东 Huá dōng

East China

东宝区 Dōng bǎo qū

Dongbao district of Jingmen city 荊門市|荆门市[Jing1 men2 shi4], Hubei

东宫 dōng gōng

Eastern Palace

东寨港 dōng zhài gǎng

Dongzhai Port

屏东 Píng dōng

Pingtung city, county and military airbase in south Taiwan

东岸 dōng àn

East bank

东海岸 Dōng hǎi àn

East Coast

东川 Dōng chuān

Dongchuan district of Kunming city 昆明市[Kun1 ming2 shi4], Yunnan

巴东 Bā dōng

Badong county in Enshi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州[En1 shi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Hubei

巴东县 Bā dōng xiàn

Badong county in Enshi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州[En1 shi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Hubei

广东省 Guǎng dōng shěng

Guangdong province (Kwangtung) in south China, short name 粵|粤[Yue4], capital Guangzhou 廣州|广州

东征 dōng zhēng

punitive expedition to the east

东吴 Dōng Wú

Eastern Wu (222-280) / the southern state of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period, founded by Sun Quan 孫權|孙权

东拉西扯 dōng lā xī chě

to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently

东拼西凑 dōng pīn xī còu

put all sorts of things together / form a patchwork quit / have to pinch and scrape and calculate in every way / scrape together

旭日东升 xù rì dōng shēng

rising sun / the red sun rises from the east

东晋 Dōng Jìn

Eastern Jin dynasty 317-420

晋东南 jìn dōng nán

southeastern Shanxi

桂东 Guì dōng

Guidong county in Chenzhou 郴州[Chen1 zhou1], Hunan

东北侧 dōng běi cè

Northeast

俄罗斯远东地区 é luó sī yuǎn dōng dì qū

Russian Far East

只欠东风 zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng

all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item

东欧 Dōng Ōu

Eastern Europe