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东
dōng
Main
English Definitioneast; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord; (Chinese surname)
Simplified Script东
Traditional Script東
Pinyindōng
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄉㄨㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping)dung1
Part of Speech(名) noun
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Part of geography/5 directions
Part of geography/compass points
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=1 TOCFL=3

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东西dōngxithing; stuff; person
东部dōngbùthe east; eastern part
东方dōngfāngeast; the East; the Orient; (Chinese surname)
东北dōngběinortheast; Northeast China; Manchuria
东南dōngnánsoutheast
Words With Same Tail Word    
房东fángdōnglandlord
股东gǔdōngshareholder; stockholder
广东guǎngdōngGuangdong province (Kwangtung) in south China, short name 粤, capital Guangzhou 广州
山东shāndōngShandong, province in northeast China, short name 鲁, capital Jinan 济南
毛泽东máo zé dōngMao Zedong (1893-1976), Chinese communist leader
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