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东北

dōng běi · dong bei/Dōng běi · dong bei

Traditional 東北

HSK 2

Meaning

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dōng běi 東北

northeast

Dōng běi 東北

Northeast China
Manchuria

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我(wǒ)在(zài)中(zhōng)国(guó)最(zuì)后(hòu)的(de)目(mù)的(dì)地(dì)是(shì)东(dōng)北(běi)的(de)哈(hā)尔(ěr)滨(bīn)，离(lí)北(běi)京(jīng)大(dà)概(gài)一(yì)千(qiān)公(gōng)里(lǐ)左(zuǒ)右(yòu)。

My final destination in China is the city of Harbin in the north-east, about one thousand kilometres from Beijing.

Tatoeba: Chinese by eastasiastudent · English by eastasiastudent · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

从(cóng)地(dì)图(tú)上(shàng)看(kàn)，这(zhè)座(zuò)城(chéng)市(shì)位(wèi)于(yú)省(shěng)的(de)东(dōng)北(běi)角(jiǎo)。

On the map, this city is located in the northeast corner of the province.

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东

dōng

east; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)

北

běi

north; (classical) to be defeated

Individual character meanings do not always explain the meaning of a whole word.

Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.