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  *東* | 東* | *東
east / host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest) / landlord
HSK 1
thing / stuff / person / CL: 個|个,
HSK 1
east / east side / eastern part / to the east of
HSK 1
northeast
HSK 2
southeast
HSK 2
the east / eastern part
HSK 3
east
HSK 2
to look in all directions (idiom) / to glance around
HSK 7-9
landlord
HSK 3
shareholder / stockholder
HSK 6
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *東* | 東* | *東
surname Dong
east and west
Middle East
Jingdong, Chinese e-commerce company
Dongming county in Heze 菏澤|菏泽, Shandong
Jingdong Yi Autonomous County in Pu'er 普洱市, Yunnan
to micromanage / to be controlling
East Asia
Southeast Asia
Tungyin township in Lienchiang county 連江縣|连江县 i.e. the Matsu Islands, Taiwan
abbr. for 東突厥斯坦解放組織|东突厥斯坦解放组织, East Turkestan Liberation Organization (ETLO)
Guangdong Province, capital Guangzhou 廣州市|广州市 (abbr. to 粵|粤)
Mao Zedong (1893–1976), leader of the Chinese Communist Party 1935–1976
East Africa
(derog.) to be a good-for-nothing / worthless nobody / no-good
Shanghai Pudong International Airport
Cai Dongfan (1877-1945), historian and historical novelist
the river flows thirty years to the East, thirty years to the West (proverb) / change is the only constant
Eastern civilization
east side (of sth)
Cantonese (people)
(Tw) ASEAN (abbr. for 東南亞國協|东南亚国协)
Tokyo Tower
Eastern and Western culture
Yadong county, Tibetan: Gro mo rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet
to commit to the waters (idiom); to lose sth irrevocably
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
east and west / east to west
Shanghai Pudong Development Bank
Cantonese language
Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)
to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently
East and West Germany / refers to the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) and the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany)
Dongguang, a county in Cangzhou City 滄州市|沧州市, Hebei
lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west (idiom); fig. temporary expedient / Rob Peter to pay Paul
Tokyo, capital of Japan / Tonkin (northern Vietnam during the French colonial period)
Mao Zedong Thought
Taitung city in southeast Taiwan, capital of Taitung county
Eastern Europe
Wudongde, the name of a hydroelectric dam on the Jinsha River 金沙江 at a point where the river forms a border between Yunnan and Sichuan
Shaodong, a county-level city in Shaoyang City 邵陽市|邵阳市, Hunan
Northeastern University (in Shenyang 瀋陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning) / Tōhoku University, Sendai, Japan
Dongxihu, a district of Wuhan City 武漢市|武汉市, Hubei
Dandong, prefecture-level city in Liaoning Province 遼寧省|辽宁省
Northeast China; Manchuria
large stockholder; majority shareholder
the five directions 五方 east, south, west, north and middle
lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom); fig. to make a comeback
(bird species of China) Blyth's paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone affinis)
to dodge about
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
HSK 7-9
to do one's shopping
the Crusades / crusaders' eastern expedition
to lean unsteadily from side to side (idiom) / to sway / (of buildings etc) to lean at a crazy angle
host / official host (e.g. venue for games or a conference)
HSK 7-9
Tokyo Bay / former name of 北部灣|北部湾, Gulf of Tonkin
Su Dongpo, another name for Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼 (1037-1101), northern Song writer and calligrapher
Oriental Daily News
Pudong, a district of Shanghai to the east of the Huangpu River, full name 浦東新區|浦东新区
Far East (loanword)
wasted effort
East India Company
the Far East / East Asia
to the east of (suffix)
Anthony (name)
Eastern Jin dynasty 317-420
Near East
Dongping county in Tai'an 泰安, Shandong
East Asian Games
Dong'an district of Mudanjiang city 牡丹江市, Heilongjiang
may your happiness be as immense as the East Sea (idiom)
East China University of Science and Technology
oden, Japanese dish made with boiled eggs, processed fish cakes, daikon radish, tofu etc in a kelp-based broth
war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
Dongshi or Tungshih Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县, west Taiwan
China Eastern Airlines
East Germany (1945-1990) / German Democratic Republic 德意志民主共和國|德意志民主共和国
Luodong or Lotong Town in Yilan County 宜蘭縣|宜兰县, Taiwan
Liaodong Peninsula

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