东 (東) dōng
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dōng
noun
east
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Geography , Concept: Direction 方向
Notes: (Guoyu '東' n 1; Unihan '東') -
dōng
noun
master; host
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Since it was traditional for th host to be seated to the east and thw guest to the west (Guoyu '東' n 2) -
dōng
proper noun
Dong
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '東' n 4)
Contained in
- 作东(作東) to host (a dinner); to treat; to pick up the check
- 向东(向東) eastwards
- 东方白鹳(東方白鸛) oriental stork (Ciconia boyciana)
- 泰东(泰東) the Far East; East Asia
- 东南亚(東南亞) Southeast Asia
- 失之东隅,收之桑榆(失之東隅,收之桑榆) to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset; to compensate later for one's earlier loss
- 声东击西(聲東擊西) to threaten the east and strike to the west; to create a diversion
- 东岳大帝(東嶽大帝) The Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak
- 东北虎(東北虎) Siberian tiger; Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)
- 东突组织(東突組織) East Turkestan Liberation Organization (ETLO)
- 东南部(東南部) southeast part
- 东洋界(東洋界) Indomalayan realm
- 东亚峰会(東亞峰會) East Asia Summit, annual meeting of leading Asian states
- 无颜见江东父老(無顏見江東父老) to be unable to return to one's hometown due to the shame of failure
- 大股东(大股東) large stockholder; majority shareholder
- 东华三院(東華三院) Tung Wah Group of Hospitals (Hong Kong)
- 拆东补西(拆東補西) pull down the east wall to repair the west; temporary expedient; Rob Peter to pay Paul
- 四渎东流(四瀆東流) the four rivers flow to the east
- 东巴文化(東巴文化) Dongba culture of the Nakhi ethnic group of Lijiang 麗江|丽江 in northwest Yunnan
- 东陵(東陵) Eastern tombs ; Dongling
- 一东一西(一東一西) far apart
- 东西德(東西德) East and West Germany
Also contained in
东海大学 、 东江 、 山南东道 、 东洲区 、 东洲 、 东湖区 、 肥东县 、 乐东 、 东西湖区 、 程小东 、 东城区 、 东山县 、 普鲁东主义 、 河东南路 、 揭东县 、 广东 、 关东 、 东方明珠电视塔 、 如东 、 广东医学院 、 东日本 、 东山乡 、 东方黎族自治县 、 屏东县 、 屏东市 、 东单 、 河东北路 、 东昏侯 、 江南东道
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- 卷四十三 志第十九 地理四 Volume 43 Treatises 19: Geography 4 History of Ming 明史 — count: 248
- 卷四十四 志第二十 地理五 Volume 44 Treatises 20: Geography 5 History of Ming 明史 — count: 244
- 卷四十五 志第二十一 地理六 Volume 45 Treatises 21: Geography 6 History of Ming 明史 — count: 236
- 卷四十 志第十六 地理一 Volume 40 Treatises 16: Geography 1 History of Ming 明史 — count: 218
- 卷四十二 志第十八 地理三 Volume 42 Treatises 18: Geography 3 History of Ming 明史 — count: 195
- 卷四十一 志第十七 地理二 Volume 41 Treatises 17: Geography 2 History of Ming 明史 — count: 184
- 卷五十三 志第六 天文六 Volume 53 Treatises 6: Astronomy 6 History of Song 宋史 — count: 175
- 卷五十五 志第八 天文八 Volume 55 Treatises 8: Astronomy 8 History of Song 宋史 — count: 163
- 卷四十六 志第二十二 地理七 Volume 46 Treatises 22: Geography 7 History of Ming 明史 — count: 157
- 卷五十四 志第七 天文七 Volume 54 Treatises 7: Astronomy 7 History of Song 宋史 — count: 111
Collocations
- 东鄙 (東鄙) 使東鄙覆諸鄤 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 18
- 东国 (東國) 東國困於役 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧谷風之什‧大東 Minor odes of the kingdom - Gu Feng Zhi Shen - Da Dong — count: 12
- 东序 (東序) 東序西向 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 顧命 Zhou Shu - Testamentary Charge — count: 10
- 在东 (在東) 三五在東 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧召南‧小星 Lessons from the states - Odes Of Shao And The South - Xiao Xing — count: 9
- 东上 (東上) 北面東上 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《明堂位》 The Places in the Hall of Distinction — count: 6
- 北面东 (北面東) 北面東上 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《明堂位》 The Places in the Hall of Distinction — count: 5
- 东田 (東田) 取漷東田及沂西田 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 哀公 Lord Ai — count: 4
- 来自东 (來自東) 我來自東 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧豳‧東山 Lessons from the states - Odes of Cao - Dong Shan — count: 4
- 漷东 (漷東) 取漷東田及沂西田 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 哀公 Lord Ai — count: 4
- 侯东 (侯東) 蔡侯東國卒于楚 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 4