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美国东部 měi guó dōng bù Eastern
美洲鼹属 měi zhōu yǎn shǔ Eastern
东部毛狐猴 dōng bù máo hú hóu eastern
东部 dōng bù the east / eastern part
东欧 Dōng Oū Eastern Europe
匈奴 Xiōng nú Xiongnu, a people of the Eastern Steppe who created an empire that flourished around the time of the Qin and Han dynasties
东边 dōng bian east / east side / eastern part / to the east of
东汉 Dōng hàn Eastern or later Han dynasty, 25-220
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
契丹 Qì dān Qidan or Khitan, ethnic group in ancient China, a branch of the Eastern Hu people inhabiting the valley of the Xar Murun River in the upper reaches of the Liao River 遼河|辽河[Liao2 He2]
建业 Jiàn yè an old name for Nanjing, called Jiankang 建康 / or Jianye during the Eastern Jin (317-420)
龙宫 lóng gōng palace of the Dragon King at the bottom of the Eastern Sea
山海关 Shān hǎi guān Shanhai Pass in Hebei, at the eastern terminus of the Ming dynasty Great Wall / Shanhaiguan district of Qinhuangdao city 秦皇島市|秦皇岛市[Qin2 huang2 dao3 shi4], Hebei
东郊 dōng jiāo eastern suburbs
汉书 Hàn shū History of the Former Han Dynasty, second of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], composed by Ban Gu 班固[Ban1 Gu4] in 82 during Eastern Han (later Han), 100 scrolls
东晋 Dōng Jìn Eastern Jin dynasty 317-420
华佗 Huà Tuó Hua Tuo (c. 145-208), physician of the Eastern Han dynasty
东段  Eastern Sector
刘裕 Liú Yù Liu Yu, founder of Song of the Southern dynasties 劉宋|刘宋[Liu2 Song4], broke away from Eastern Jin in 420, reigned as Emperor Wu of Song 宋武帝[Song4 Wu3 di4]
王羲之 Wáng Xī zhī Wang Xizhi (303-361), famous calligrapher of Eastern Jin, known as the sage of calligraphy 書聖|书圣
巴山 Bā shān Mt Ba in eastern Sichuan
中国东方航空 Zhōng guó dōng fāng háng kōng China Eastern Airlines
鲁肃 Lǔ Sù Lu Su or Lu Zijing 魯子敬|鲁子敬 / (172-217), statesman, diplomat and strategist of Eastern Wu 東吳|东吴
东周 Dōng Zhōu Eastern Zhou (770-221 BC)
后汉书 Hòu Hàn shū History of Eastern Han (later Han), third of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], composed by Fan Ye 范曄|范晔[Fan4 Ye4] in 445 during Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋[Nan2 chao2 Song4], 120 scrolls
两汉 liǎng Hàn Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) / refers to the Western Han and Eastern Han
周朝 Zhōu cháo Zhou Dynasty / Western Zhou 西周 / (1046-771 BC) and Eastern Zhou 東周|东周 / (770-221 BC)
后汉 Hòu Hàn Later Han or Eastern Han dynasty (25-220) / Later Han of the Five Dynasties (947-950)
拜占庭 Bài zhàn tíng Byzantium / Byzantine or Eastern Roman empire (395-1453)
刘毅 Liú Yì Liu Yi (-285), famous incorruptible official of Western Jin dynasty the Western Jin dynasty 西晉|西晋[Xi1 Jin4] (265-316) / Liu Yi (-412), general of Eastern Jin dynasty 東晉|东晋[Dong1 Jin4] (317-420)
东夷 Dōng yí Eastern Barbarians, non-Han tribe living to the east of China c 2200 BC
截拳道 jié quán dào Jeet Kun Do or Way of the Intercepting Fist, a fusion of Eastern and Western martial arts led by Bruce Lee 李小龍|李小龙[Li3 Xiao3 long2]
打口 dǎ kǒu (of CDs, videos etc) surplus (or "cut-out") stock from Western countries, sometimes marked with a notch in the disc or its case, sold cheaply in China (beginning in the 1990s), as well as Eastern Europe etc
瀛洲 Yíng zhōu Yingzhou, easternmost of three fabled islands in Eastern sea, home of immortals and source of elixir of immortality
班固 Bān Gù Ban Gu (32-92), Eastern Han dynasty historian, wrote the Dynastic History of Western Han 漢書|汉书
东正教 Dōng zhèng jiào Eastern Orthodox Church
圣路易斯 Shèng lù yì sī St Louis, large city in eastern Missouri
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
东半球 dōng bàn qiú the Eastern Hemisphere / the Old World
顾恺之 Gù Kǎi zhī Gu Kaizhi or Ku K'aichih (346-407), famous painter of Eastern Jin dynasty, one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties 六朝四大家
图们江 Tú mén jiāng Tumen river in Jilin province 吉林省, forming the eastern border between China and North Korea
鸿 hóng eastern bean goose / great / large
虢 Guó surname Guo / Guo, a kinship group whose members held dukedoms within the Zhou Dynasty realm, including Western Guo 西虢國|西虢国[Xi1 Guo2guo2] and Eastern Guo 東虢國|东虢国[Dong1 Guo2guo2]
鹩 liáo eastern wren
鹪 jiāo eastern wren
阼 zuò steps leading to the eastern door
虾兵蟹将 xiā bīng xiè jiàng shrimp soldiers and crab generals (in mythology or popular fiction, the army of the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea) / useless troops (idiom)
喀尔巴阡山脉 Kā ěr bā qiān Shān mài Carpathian Mountains, 1500-km mountain range in Central and Eastern Europe
东方航空 Dōng fāng Háng kōng China Eastern Airlines
达尔马提亚 Dá ěr mǎ tí yà Dalmatia, Croatian region on the eastern coast of Adriatic Sea
东部时间 dōng bù shí jiān Eastern Standard Time (EST)
东方马脑炎病毒 dōng fāng mǎ nǎo yán bìng dú eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus
美东时间 Měi dōng shí jiān USA Eastern Standard Time
阿初佛 A1 chū fó erroneous variant of 阿閦佛, Aksobhya, the imperturbable ruler of Eastern Paradise, Abhirati
巴力 Bā lì Baal, god worshipped in many ancient Middle Eastern communities
巴特纳 Bā tè nà Batna, town in eastern Algeria
比哈尔邦 Bǐ hā ěr bāng Bihar, state in eastern India
哈巴罗夫斯克 Hā bā luó fū sī kè Khabarovsk, far eastern Russian city and province on the border with Heilongjiang province of China
桓玄 Huán Xuán Huan Xuan (369-404), general involved in the break-up of Eastern Jin
瓦罕走廊 Wǎ hǎn zǒu láng Wakhan Corridor, panhandle in the northeast of Afghanistan sharing a border with China at its eastern end
鸒 yú the eastern jackdaw
伏牛山 Fú niú shān Funiu mountain range in southwest Henan, an eastern extension of Qinling range 秦嶺山脈|秦岭山脉[Qin2 ling3 shan1 mai4], Shaanxi
侏罗 Zhū luó Jura mountains of eastern France and extending into Switzerland
函谷关 Hán gǔ Guān Hangu Pass in modern day Henan Province, strategic pass forming the eastern gate of the Qin State during the Warring States Period (770-221 BC)
前汉书 Qián Hàn shū History of the Former Han Dynasty, second of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], composed by Ban Gu 班固[Ban1 Gu4] in 82 during Eastern Han (later Han), 100 scrolls
勘察加 Kān chá jiā Kamchatka (far eastern province of Russia)
十字军东征 shí zì jūn dōng zhēng the Crusades / crusaders' eastern expedition
博格达峰 Bó gé dá fēng Mt Bogda (5,445 m) in eastern Tianshan
堪察加 Kān chá jiā Kamchatka (peninsula in far eastern Russia)
奥里萨邦 Aò lǐ sà bāng Odisha (formerly Orissa), eastern Indian state
宋武帝 Sòng Wǔ dì Emperor Wu of Song (363-422), personal name Liu Yu 劉裕|刘裕[Liu2 Yu4], founder of Song of the Southern dynasties 劉宋|刘宋[Liu2 Song4], broke away from Eastern Jin in 420, reigned 420-422
宋武帝刘裕 Sòng wǔ dì Liú yù Liu Yu, founder of Southern dynasty Song 劉宋|刘宋, broke away from Eastern Jin in 420
小昊 Xiǎo hào Xiaohao (c. 2200 BC), leader of the Dongyi 東夷|东夷[Dong1 yi2] or Eastern Barbarians
托拉博拉 Tuō lā bó lā Tora Bora, cave complex in the White Mountains of eastern Afghanistan
拉尼娜 Lā Ní nà La Niña, equatorial climatic variation over the Eastern Pacific, as opposed to El Niño 厄爾尼諾|厄尔尼诺
拉达克 Lā dá kè Ladakh, the eastern part of Jammu and Kashmir in northwest India, adjacent to Kashmir and Tibet, know as "Little Tibet"
新儒家 Xīn Rú jiā New Confucianism, a social and political movement founded in 1920s China that combines aspects of Western and Eastern philosophy / see also 當代新儒家|当代新儒家[Dang1 dai4 Xin1 Ru2 jia1]
春秋战国时代 Chūn qiū Zhàn guó Shí dài the Spring and Autumn (770-476 BC) and Warring States (475-221 BC) periods / Eastern Zhou (770-221 BC)
东方文明 Dōng fāng wén míng Eastern civilization
东方阿閦佛 Dōng fāng A1 chù fó Aksobhya, the imperturbable ruler of Eastern Paradise, Abhirati
东汉末 Dōng Hàn mò the last years of Eastern Han / the breakup of the Han dynasty around 200 AD
东汉末年 Dōng Hàn mò nián the last years of Eastern Han / the breakup of the Han dynasty around 200 AD
东现汉纪 Dōng xiàn hàn jì Records of the Eastern Han, model for History of Later Han 後漢書|后汉书
东缅高原 Dōng Miǎn gāo yuán Eastern Myanmar plateau
东罗马帝国 dōng Luó mǎ Dì guó Eastern Roman empire or Byzantium (395-1453)
东胡 Dōng hú Eastern barbarian / ancient ethnic group of northeast frontier of China
东西周 Dōng Xī Zhōu Western Zhou (1045-771 BC) and Eastern Zhou (770-256 BC)
东西方文化 dōng xī fāng wén huà Eastern and Western culture
东陵 Dōng líng Eastern tombs / Dongling district of Shenyang city 瀋陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning
东麓 dōng lù the eastern foothills (of a mountain)
武定 Wǔ dìng Wuding reign name (543-550) during Eastern Wei of the Northern Dynasties 東魏|东魏[Dong1 Wei4] / see 武定縣|武定县[Wu3ding4 Xian4]
沙威玛 shā wēi mǎ shawarma, Middle Eastern sandwich wrap (loanword)
沙瓦玛 shā wǎ mǎ shawarma, Middle Eastern sandwich wrap (loanword)
熹平石经 Xī píng shí jīng Xiping steles, calligraphic work on carved steles of the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220 AD)
琅玡山 Láng yá shān Mt Langya in eastern Anhui Province
白羊朝 Bái yáng cháo Ak Koyunlu or Aq Qoyunlu Turkoman confederation of eastern Iran (c. 1378-c. 1500)
范晔 Fàn Yè historian from Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋, author of History of Eastern Han 後漢書|后汉书
草鸮 cǎo xiāo (bird species of China) eastern grass owl (Tyto longimembris)
蓬壶 Péng hú fabled island in Eastern sea, abode of immortals / same as Penglai 蓬萊|蓬莱
萨克森州 Sà kè sēn zhōu Saxony, a federal state in eastern Germany, capital Dresden 德累斯頓|德累斯顿[De2lei2si1dun4]
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