"East" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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东 dōng east / host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest) / landlord
东方 dōng fāng east
东部 dōng bù the east / eastern part
东边 dōng bian east / east side / eastern part / to the east of
左 zuǒ left / the Left (politics) / east / unorthodox / queer / wrong / differing / opposite / variant of 佐[zuo3]
东土 Dōng tǔ the East / China
东斯拉夫人 dōng sī lā fū rén East
东湾 dōng wān East
东亚足球协会 dōng yà zú qiú xié huì East
上海 Shàng hǎi Shanghai municipality, central east China, abbr. to 滬|沪[Hu4]
东西 dōng xī east and west
浙江 Zhè jiāng Zhejiang province (Chekiang) in east China, abbr. 浙, capital Hangzhou 杭州
福建 Fú jiàn Fujian province (Fukien) in east China, abbr. 福 / or 閩|闽, capital Fuzhou 福州 / Fujian province (Fukien) in Taiwan
福州 Fú zhōu Fuzhou prefecture-level city and capital of Fujian province in east China / formerly known as Foochow or Fuchow
华东 Huá dōng East China
东海 Dōng Hǎi East China Sea / East Sea (Chinese mythology and ancient geography)
中东 Zhōng dōng Middle East
东亚 Dōng yà East Asia
六合 liù hé the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, down) / the whole country / the universe / everything under the sun
潮州 Cháo zhōu Chaozhou or Teochew prefecture-level city in Guangdong 廣東省|广东省[Guang3 dong1 Sheng3], with famous cuisine / Chaochou town in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan / Chaozhou, variant of Minnan dialect 閩南語|闽南语[Min3 nan2 yu3] spoken in east Guangdong
远东 Yuǎn dōng Far East (loanword)
希尔 Xī ěr Hill (name) / Christopher Hill, US undersecretary of state of East Asian affairs
东侧 dōng cè east side / east face
花莲 Huā lián Hualien, city and county on the east coast of Taiwan
东面 dōng miàn east side (of sth)
能人 néng rén capable person / Homo habilis, extinct species of upright East African hominid
淮河 Huái Hé Huai River, main river of east China, between the Yellow River 黃河|黄河[Huang2 He2] and the Changjiang 長江|长江[Chang2 Jiang1]
以东 yǐ dōng to the east of (suffix)
潮汕 Cháo shàn Chaoshan, region in the east of Guangdong, encompassing the cities of Chaozhou 潮州市[Chao2 zhou1 Shi4] and Shantou 汕頭市|汕头市[Shan4 tou2 Shi4], with its own distinct language (Chaoshan Min 潮汕話|潮汕话[Chao2 shan4 hua4]) and culture
东西方 dōng xī fāng east and west / east to west
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
启明 Qǐ míng Classical Chinese name for planet Venus in the east before dawn
东洋 Dōng yáng Japan (old) / East Asian countries
关东 Guān dōng Northeast China / Manchuria / lit. east of Shanhai Pass 山海關|山海关[Shan1 hai3 guan1] / Kantō / region of Japan
东瀛 Dōng yíng East China Sea / Japan
神农架 Shén nóng jià Shennongjialin, directly administered forestry reserve in east Hubei
米歇尔 Mǐ xiē ěr Michel or Mitchell (name) / George Mitchell (1933-), US Democratic party politician and diplomat, influential in brokering Northern Ireland peace deal in 1990s, US Middle East special envoy from 2009
苍龙 Cāng lóng Blue Dragon, other name of the Azure Dragon 青龍|青龙 / (the seven mansions of the east sky)
东经 dōng jīng east longitude
东南西北 dōng nán xī běi east, south, west and north / all directions
东征 dōng zhēng punitive expedition to the east
孟加拉国 Mèng jiā lā guó Bangladesh (formerly East Pakistan)
华东师范大学 Huá dōng Shī fàn Dà xué East China Normal University (ECNU)
华师大 Huá Shī Dà East China Normal University / abbr. for 華東師範大學|华东师范大学[Hua2 dong1 Shi1 fan4 Da4 xue2]
东突 Dōng Tū East Turkestan Liberation Organization (ETLO), Chinese dissident group / abbr. for 東突厥斯坦解放組織|东突厥斯坦解放组织
东海岸 Dōng hǎi àn East Coast
五方 wǔ fāng the five regions: the east, south, west, north and center / all parts / China and the lands beyond its frontiers
声东击西 shēng dōng jī xī to threaten the east and strike to the west (idiom) / to create a diversion
华东师大 Huá dōng Shī dà East China Normal University / abbr. for 華東師範大學|华东师范大学[Hua2 dong1 Shi1 fan4 Da4 xue2]
早操 zǎo cāo morning exercises (physical exercises commonly performed en masse at schools and workplaces in East Asian countries)
马拉加 Mǎ lā jiā Málaga, Spain / Malaga city in Iranian East Azerbaijan
莱斯特 Lái sī tè Lester or Leicester (name) / Leicester, English city in East Midlands
东非 dōng Fēi East Africa
华东理工大学 Huá dōng Lǐ gōng Dà xué East China University of Science and Technology
东德 Dōng Dé East Germany (1945-1990) / German Democratic Republic 德意志民主共和國|德意志民主共和国[De2 yi4 zhi4 Min2 zhu3 Gong4 he2 guo2]
近东 Jìn Dōng Near East
中国海 Zhōng guó Hǎi the China Seas (the seas of the Western Pacific Ocean, around China: Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea, East China Sea, South China Sea)
半坡 Bàn pō Banpo neolithic Yangshao culture archaeological site east of Xi'an 西安
东夷 Dōng yí Eastern Barbarians, non-Han tribe living to the east of China c 2200 BC
四小龙 Sì Xiǎo lóng Four Asian Tigers / East Asian Tigers / Four Little Dragons (East Asian economic powers: Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong)
萨克森 Sà kè sēn Sachsen or Saxony, Bundesland in east of Germany, bordering on Poland and Czech republic, capital Dresden 德累斯頓|德累斯顿[De2 lei4 si1 dun4]
夷狄 yí dí non-Han tribes in the east and north of ancient China / barbarians
潮洲 Cháo zhōu Chaozhou or Teochew, a town near Guangdong, with famous cuisine / Chaozhou, variant of Minnan dialect 閩南語|闽南语[Min3 nan2 yu3] spoken in east Guangdong
淫羊藿 yín yáng huò Epimedium, genus of herbaceous flowering plant, cultivated in the Far East as aphrodisiac / also called barrenwort or horny goatweed (said to resemble crushed goat's testicles)
东印度公司 Dōng Yìn dù Gōng sī East India Company
魏巍 Wèi Wēi Wei Wei (1920-2008), novelist and poet, author of award-winning novel The East 東方|东方 / about the Korean war
金刚山 Jīn gāng shān Kumgangsan Tourist Region in east North Korea
苏美尔 Sū měi ěr Sumer (Šumer), one of the early civilizations of the Ancient Near East
阿伯丁 A1 bó dīng Aberdeen (city on east coast of Scotland)
拆东墙补西墙 chāi dōng qiáng bǔ xī qiáng lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west wall (idiom) / fig. temporary expedient / rob Peter to pay Paul
黄祸 huáng huò yellow peril (offensive term referring to the perceived threat to Western nations, of immigration or military expansion from East Asian nations)
夷 yí non-Han people, esp. to the East of China / barbarians / to wipe out / to exterminate / to tear down / to raze
东西南北 dōng xī nán běi east west south north
福如东海 fú rú Dōng Hǎi may your happiness be as immense as the East Sea (idiom)
马耳东风 mǎ ěr dōng fēng lit. the east wind blowing in a horse's ear (idiom) / fig. words one pays no heed to
只欠东风 zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng all we need is an east wind (idiom) / lacking only one tiny crucial item
拆东补西 chāi dōng bǔ xī lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west (idiom) / fig. temporary expedient / Rob Peter to pay Paul
东区 Dōng qū east district of city / east zone / Tung east district of a Taiwanese city
东岸 dōng àn the east bank
吉安 Jí ān Ji'an prefecture-level city in Jiangxi / also Ji'an County / Ji'an or Chi'an township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县[Hua1 lian2 Xian4], east Taiwan
马德拉斯 Mǎ dé lā sī Madras or Chennai 欽奈|钦奈[Qin1 nai4], capital of Tamil Nadu on East coast of India
青龙 Qīng lóng Azure Dragon, one of the four symbols of the Chinese constellations, also known as the Azure Dragon of the East 東方青龍|东方青龙[Dong1 fang1 Qing1 long2] or 東方蒼龍|东方苍龙[Dong1 fang1 Cang1 long2] / (slang) man without pubic hair
箱根 Xiāng gēn Hakone, city on the east coast of Japan southwest of Tokyo
新城 Xīn chéng Xincheng or Hsincheng township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县[Hua1 lian2 Xian4], east Taiwan
大邱 Dà qiū Daegu Metropolitan City, capital of North Gyeongsang Province 慶尚北道|庆尚北道[Qing4 shang4 bei3 dao4] in east South Korea
萨德尔市 Sà dé ěr shì Sadr city (Shia township in East Bagdad)
东帝汶 Dōng dì wèn East Timor (officially Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste)
城东区 Chéng dōng qū east city district / Chengdong district of Xining city 西寧市|西宁市[Xi1 ning2 shi4], Qinghai
通州 Tōng zhōu Tongzhou district east of Beijing, formerly Tong county / Tongzhou, county-level city in Nantong 南通[Nan2 tong1], Jiangsu
东耶路撒冷 dōng yē lù sā lěng East Jerusalem
福建省 Fú jiàn shěng Fujian province (Fukien) in east China, abbr. 閩|闽, capital Fuzhou 福州 / Fujian province (Fukien) in Taiwan
菻 lǐn ancient name for east Roman empire
浙江省 Zhè jiāng Shěng Zhejiang Province (Chekiang) in east China, abbr. 浙[Zhe4], capital Hangzhou 杭州[Hang2 zhou1]
帝力 Dì lì Dili, capital of East Timor
东方红 Dōng fāng Hóng The East is Red, north Shaanxi folk song
东非共同体 Dōng Fēi Gòng tóng tǐ East African Community
东海舰队 Dōng hǎi Jiàn duì East Sea Fleet
东欧平原 Dōng Oū Píng yuán East European Plain
东亚银行 Dōng yà Yín háng Bank of East Asia
福州市 Fú zhōu shì Fuzhou prefecture-level city and capital of Fujian province in east China / formerly known as Foochow or Fuchow
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