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CHINESE CHARACTER

dǒng

董

董

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supervise; director; surname

Numbered pinyin
dong3
English meanings
to supervise; director; a surname

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Example sentences

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  1. 01

    tā他shì是gōngsī公司dǒngshì董事。

    He is a company director.

  2. 02

    dǒng董lǎoshī老师jiào教yǔ语wén文。

    Teacher Dong teaches Chinese.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 董事
  • 董事长
  • 董事会
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