东

dōng · dong/Dōng · dong

Traditional 東

Meaning

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dōng 東

  1. east
  2. host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)
  3. landlord

Dōng 東

  1. surname Dong

In a sentence

2 examples
01

太(tài)阳(yáng)从(cóng)东(dōng)边(bian)升(shēng)起(qǐ),在(zài)西(xī)边(biān)落(luò)下(xià)。

The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

02

这(zhè)家(jiā)店(diàn)的(de)东(dōng)家(jia)是(shì)个(gè)和(hé)气(qì)的(de)老(lǎo)人(rén)。

The owner of this shop is a kindly old man.

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