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The Chinese word dongfang - 东方 - dōngfāng
(east in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
dōngfāng
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English translations
east, the East,
the Orient
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东方 ( dongfang / dōngfāng ) in traditional characters
東方
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 东方 ( dongfang / dōngfāng ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Taiyang cong dongfang shengqi.
Tàiyáng cóng dōngfāng shēngqǐ.– English translation: The sun rises in the east.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
east | direction
东方 ( dongfang / dōngfāng ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 523)
东方 ( dongfang / dōngfāng ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 523)
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