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CHINESE WORD

dōng fāng

东方

East

Numbered pinyin
dong1 fang1
English meanings
oriental, dawning, northeast, eastward, E, Orient, orient, orientation, the Orient, Surname, sunrise, eastern, eastern hemisphere, Dongfang, due east, East, the East, east, the east

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    tàiyáng太阳cóng从dōngfāng东方shēng升qǐ起。

    The sun rises in the east.

  2. 02

    tā他zhù住zài在chéng城dōng东。

    He lives in the east of the city.

  3. 03

    dōngfāng东方wénhuà文化hěn很yǒu有mèilì魅力。

    Eastern culture is fascinating.

  4. 04

    xiàng向dōng东zǒu走。

    Walk east.

  5. 05

    dōngfāng东方de的tiānkōng天空liàng亮le了。

    The eastern sky is bright.

  6. 06

    zhè这shàn扇chuāng窗cháo朝dōng东。

    This window faces east.

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