dōng
东
east
HSK 2.0 · 3
HSK 3.0 · 1
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Words with 东
东西 dōng xī
east and west
HSK 1
东边 dōng bian
east; east side
HSK 1
东方 Dōng fāng
the East; the Orient
HSK 2
东北 Dōng běi
Northeast China; Manchuria
HSK 2
东南 dōng nán
southeast
HSK 2
东部 dōng bù
the east; eastern part
HSK 3
房东 fáng dōng
landlord
HSK 3
股东 gǔ dōng
shareholder; stockholder
HSK 6
东张西望 dōng zhāng xī wàng
to look in all directions (idiom); to glance around
HSK 7–9
东道主 dōng dào zhǔ
host; official host (e.g. venue for games or a conference)
HSK 7–9
东奔西走 dōng bēn xī zǒu
to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily; to bustle about
HSK 7–9
做东 zuò dōng
to act as host
Examples from your lessons
- 学校东边有一个饭店。 There's a restaurant to the east of the school. Lesson 108
- 你还要别的东西吗？ Do you want anything else? Lesson 110
- 这个商场很大，东西也很多。 This mall is big, and it has lots of things. Lesson 110
- 今天我去商店买东西。 Today I go to the shop to buy things. 我去商店
- 她让爸爸少喝咖啡，多吃东西。 She tells Dad to drink less coffee and eat more. 早饭
- 在北京，我们吃过很多好吃的东西。 In Beijing we ate lots of delicious food. 去年的旅游
Character facts
Pictographic: Simplified form of 東, the sun 日 rising behind a tree 木