east (n.)
HSK 3
Traditional
東
Radicals
Stroke order
Homophones
冬 dōng - winter (n.) | HSK 3
Phonetically similar words
懂 dǒng - to understand (v.) | HSK 2
洞 dòng - hole; cavity (n.) | HSK 5
冻 dòng - frozen; jelly (v.) | HSK 5
栋 dòng - ridgepole; [measure word for a building] (clf.) | HSK 6
Examples
太阳从东边升起。 Tàiyáng cóng dōng biān shēng qǐ. - The sun rises from the east.
我们的房间朝东。 Wǒmen de fángjiān cháo dōng. - Our room faces east.
我们往东走。 Wǒmen wǎng dōng zǒu. - We are going east.
我家在城市的东边。 Wǒ jiā zài chéngshì de dōng biān. - My house is on the east side of the city.
东边的风景很美。 Dōng biān de fēngjǐng hěn měi. - The scenery in the east is beautiful.
Phrases
东西 dōng xi - thing (n.) | HSK 1
房东 fáng dōng - landlord/landlady (n.) | HSK 4
东道主 dōng dào zhǔ - host; one who pays for a meal (n.) | HSK 6
东张西望 dōng zhāng xī wàng - look all around () | HSK 6
股东 gǔ dōng - shareholder (n.) | HSK 6