东 (東)
dōng
Pinyin

Definition

东 (東)
 - 
dōng
  1. east
  2. host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)
  3. landlord
东 (東)
 - 
Dōng
  1. surname Dong

Character Decomposition

Compounds (4)

鸫
dōng
  1. 1 thrush
  2. 2 Tardus fuscatus
陈
Chén
  1. 1 surname Chen
  2. 2 Chen (c. 1045 - 479 BC), a Zhou dynasty state
  3. 3 Chen (557-589), one of the Southern Dynasties 南朝[Nán Cháo]
陈
chén
  1. 1 to lay out
  2. 2 to exhibit
  3. 3 to display
  4. 4 to narrate
  5. 5 to state
  6. 6 to explain
  7. 7 to tell
  8. 8 old
  9. 9 stale
𬟽
dōng
  1. 1 rainbow

Related Words (20)

东
Dōng
  1. 1 surname Dong
东方
Dōng fāng
  1. 1 the East
  2. 2 the Orient
  3. 3 two-character surname Dongfang
东西
dōng xī
  1. 1 east and west
中东
Zhōng dōng
  1. 1 Middle East
丹东
Dān dōng
  1. 1 Dandong prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China

Idioms (20)

付之东流
fù zhī dōng liú
  1. 1 to commit to the waters (idiom); to lose sth irrevocably
借东风
jiè dōng fēng
  1. 1 lit. to use the eastern wind (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to use sb's help
只欠东风
zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng
  1. 1 all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item
各奔东西
gè bèn dōng xī
  1. 1 to go separate ways (idiom)
  2. 2 to part ways with sb
  3. 3 Taiwan pr. [gè bēn dōng xī]
失之东隅，收之桑榆
shī zhī dōng yú , shōu zhī sāng yú
  1. 1 to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom)
  2. 2 to compensate later for one's earlier loss
  3. 3 what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts

Sample Sentences

她要她的白马王子眼睛大，眉毛浓，头发微微自然卷，个子还要高，最重要的是要有钱，要能常常买新衣服，买她想要的东西给她。
tā yào tā de báimǎwángzǐ yǎnjing dà ，méimao nóng ，tóufa wēiwēi zìrán juǎn ，gèzi hái yào gāo ，zuì zhòngyào de shì yào yǒuqián ，yào néng chángcháng mǎi Xīn yīfu ，mǎi tā xiǎngyào de dōngxi gěi tā 。
She wants her Prince Charming to have big eyes, thick eyebrows, slightly curly hair, to be tall, and above all, to have money, to be able to buy new clothes and what she wants all the time.
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便利店“麻雀虽小，五脏俱全”。可以买东西、打印、或者是洗衣服。
biànlìdiàn “máquèsuīxiǎo,wǔzàngjùquán ”。kěyǐ mǎi dōngxi 、dǎyìn 、huòzhě shì xǐ yīfu 。
Convenience stores are small but they have everything. You can buy groceries, print, or even do the laundry.
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为了要换免费的东西，所以给了个人资料。螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后。你不能只想着眼前的利益。
wèile yào huàn miǎnfèi de dōngxi ，suǒyǐ gěi le gèrén zīliào 。tánglángbǔchán,huángquèzàihòu 。nǐ bùnéng zhǐ xiǎng zhe yǎnqián de lìyì 。
In order to get free samples, you gave out your personal information. You can't see the forest for the trees. Don't only consider the immediate profits.
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东海
dōng hǎi
Donghai
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山东
shān dōng
Shandong
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买东西
mǎi dōngxi
to buy things
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东西
dōng xī
thing
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今天我作东。
jīntiān wǒ zuòdōng 。
I'll take care of the bill.
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先生，这里不能吃东西。
xiānsheng ，zhèlǐ bùnéng chī dōngxi 。
Mister, you are not allowed to eat here.
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我从来没吃过这么好吃的东西。
wǒ cónglái méi chī guò zhème hǎochī de dōngxi 。
I have never eaten such amazing food before.
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