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东方

dōng fāng · dong fang/Dōng fāng · dong fang

Traditional 東方

HSK 2

Meaning

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dōng fāng 東方

  1. east

Dōng fāng 東方

  1. the East
  2. the Orient
  3. two-character surname Dongfang
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Sunrise in the park

  1. Dengdeng

    太阳(tàiyang)从(cóng)东方(dōngfāng)出来(chūlái)，我们(wǒmen)往(wǎng)那边(nàbian)走(zǒu)吧(ba)。

    The sun rises in the east. Let us walk that way.

  2. Liangliang

    哪边(nǎbiān)是(shì)东方(dōngfāng)？

    Which way is east?

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，太阳(tàiyang)在(zài)那儿(nàr)，那(nà)就是(jiùshì)东方(dōngfāng)。

    Look, the sun is there. That is east.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)家(jiā)在(zài)东方(dōngfāng)吗(ma)？

    Is your home in the east?

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)家(jiā)在(zài)西边(xībiān)，我们(wǒmen)走(zǒu)反(fǎn)了(le)！

    My home is in the west. We are walking the wrong way!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

那(nà)篇(piān)关(guān)于(yú)佛(fó)教(jiào)的(de)文(wén)章(zhāng)再(zài)次(cì)勾(gōu)起(qǐ)了(le)我(wǒ)对(duì)东(dōng)方(fāng)宗(zōng)教(jiào)的(de)兴(xìng)趣(qù)。

The article on Buddhism revived my interest in oriental religions.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

名(míng)古(gǔ)屋(wū)在(zài)京(jīng)都(dū)的(de)东(dōng)方(fāng)。

Nagoya is to the east of Kyoto.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CN · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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东
dōng

east; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)

方
fāng

square; power or involution (math.)

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