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Pinyin dōng

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Definition

east

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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

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

东段 dōng duàn

eastern sector / eastern section

东乌珠穆沁旗 Dōng wū zhū mù qìn qí

East Ujimqin banner or Züün Üzemchin khoshuu in Xilin Gol league 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[Xi1 lin2 guo1 le4 meng2], Inner Mongolia

浙东 zhè dōng

East Zhejiang

浙东运河 zhè dōng yùn hé

East Zhejiang Canal

浦东 Pǔ dōng

Pudong, subprovincial district of Shanghai

上海浦东 shàng hǎi pǔ dōng

Pudong New Area / Pudong district of Shanghai

浦东新区 Pǔ dōng xīn qū

Pudong New District, subprovincial district of Shanghai

湘东 Xiāng dōng

Xiangdong district of Pingxiang city 萍鄉市|萍乡市, Jiangxi

滇东 Diān dōng

east Yunnan

滇东南 diān dōng nán

Southeast Yunnan

皖东 wǎn dōng

East Anhui

东盟 Dōng Méng

ASEAN / abbr. for 東南亞國家聯盟|东南亚国家联盟[Dong1 nan2 ya4 Guo2 jia1 Lian2 meng2]

东奔西窜 dōng bēn xī cuàn

Running around

东站 dōng zhàn

east station

东篱 dōng lí

Tori

粤东 yuè dōng

eastern Guangdong

肇东 Zhào dōng

Zhaodong county level city in Suihua 綏化|绥化, Heilongjiang

东经 dōng jīng

longitude east

东侧 dōng cè

east side / east face

辽东 Liáo dōng

Liaodong peninsula between Bohai 渤海 and Yellow sea / east and south of Liaoning province / east of Liao river 遼河|辽河

中东 Zhōng dōng

Middle East

以东 yǐ dōng

to the east of (suffix)

东亚 Dōng yà

East Asia

黔东南苗族侗族自治州 Qián dōng nán Miáo zú Dòng zú zì zhì zhōu

Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture in Guizhou, capital Kaili city 凱里市|凯里市

丹东 Dān dōng

Dandong prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China

丹东市 Dān dōng shì

Dandong prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China

乃东 Nǎi dōng

Nêdong county, Tibetan: Sne gdong rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地區|山南地区[Shan1 nan2 di4 qu1], Tibet

乃东县 Nǎi dōng xiàn

Nêdong county, Tibetan: Sne gdong rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地區|山南地区[Shan1 nan2 di4 qu1], Tibet

东西 dōng xī

east and west

毛泽东 Máo Zé dōng

Mao Zedong (1893-1976), Chinese communist leader

股东 gǔ dōng

shareholder / stockholder

东部 dōng bù

the east / eastern part

东北 dōng běi

northeast

山东 Shān dōng

Shandong province (Shantung) in northeast China, abbr. 魯|鲁, capital 濟南|济南

广东 Guǎng dōng

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

东南 dōng nán

southeast

东京 Dōng jīng

Tokyo, capital of Japan / Tonkin (northern Vietnam during the French colonial period)

东方 dōng fāng

east

东汉 Dōng hàn

Eastern or later Han dynasty, 25-220

东湖 Dōng hú

Donghu district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi

东南部 dōng nán bù

southeast part

东南亚 Dōng nán yà

Southeast Asia

东至 Dōng zhì

Dongzhi county in Chizhou 池州[Chi2 zhou1], Anhui

东莞 Dōng guǎn

Dongguan prefecture-level city in Guangdong 廣東省|广东省[Guang3 dong1 sheng3]

东荆河 dōng jīng hé

Dongjing River

东莞市 Dōng guǎn shì

Dongguan prefecture-level city in Guangdong 廣東省|广东省[Guang3 dong1 sheng3]

东莞县 dōng guǎn xiàn

Dongguan County

东莨菪碱 dōng làng dàng jiǎn

scopolamine / hyoscine

东长安街 dōng cháng ān jiē

East Chang'an Avenue

东街 dōng jiē

east street

豫东平原 yù dōng píng yuán

Eastern Henan Plain

东躲西藏 dōng duǒ xī cáng

hide oneself from place to place

东边 dōng bian

east / east side / eastern part / to the east of

辽东半岛 Liáo dōng Bàn dǎo

Liaodong Peninsula

辽东湾 liáo dōng wān

liaodong gulf

远东 Yuǎn dōng

Far East (loanword)

东南郊 dōng nán jiāo

Southeast suburbs

河东郡 hé dōng jùn

Hadong County

闯关东 chuǎng guān dōng

brave the journey to Northeast

闽东南 mǐn dōng nán

southeast of Fujian

东北隅 dōng běi yú

Northeast corner

东非 Dōng fēi

East Africa

东跑西颠 dōng pǎo xī diān

Running around

东施效颦 Dōng Shī xiào pín

lit. Dong Shi imitates Xi Shi's frown (idiom) / fig. to mimick sb's idiosyncrasies but make a fool of oneself

东魏 Dōng Wèi

Eastern Wei of the Northern dynasties (534-550), formed from the break-up of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏

山东鲁能 shān dōng lǔ néng

Shandong Luneng（足球队）

黔东南 qián dōng nán

southeast of Guizhou Province

黔东南州 Qián dōng nán zhōu

Qiandongnan, abbr. for Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南苗族侗族自治州|黔东南苗族侗族自治州, Guizhou, capital Kaili city 凱里市|凯里市

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