dōng

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Definitions

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

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Words Containing 东

做东
zuò dōng

to act as host

房东
fáng dōng

landlord

东北
dōng běi

Northeast China

东南
dōng nán

southeast

东奔西走
dōng bēn xī zǒu

to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily

东张西望
dōng zhāng xī wàng

to look in all directions (idiom)

东方
dōng fāng

east

东西
dōng xī

east and west

东西
dōng xi

thing

东道主
dōng dào zhǔ

host

东边
dōng bian

east

东部
dōng bù

the east

一东一西
yī dōng yī xī

far apart

三十年河东,三十年河西
sān shí nián hé dōng , sān shí nián hé xī

the river flows thirty years to the East, thirty years to the West (proverb)

上海浦东发展银行
shàng hǎi pǔ dōng fā zhǎn yín háng

Shanghai Pudong Development Bank

不是东西
bù shì dōng xi

(derog.) to be a good-for-nothing

中国东方航空
zhōng guó dōng fāng háng kōng

China Eastern Airlines

中东
zhōng dōng

Middle East

中东呼吸综合征
zhōng dōng hū xī zōng hé zhèng

Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)

丹东
dān dōng

Dandong prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省[liáo níng shěng] in northeast China

丹东市
dān dōng shì

Dandong prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省[liáo níng shěng] in northeast China

乃东
nǎi dōng

Nêdong county, Tibetan: Sne gdong rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地區|山南地区[shān nán dì qū], Tibet

乃东县
nǎi dōng xiàn

Nêdong county, Tibetan: Sne gdong rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地區|山南地区[shān nán dì qū], Tibet

二房东
èr fáng dōng

sublandlord

亚东
yà dōng

Yadong county, Tibetan: Gro mo rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet

亚东县
yà dōng xiàn

Yadong county, Tibetan: Gro mo rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet

京东
jīng dōng

Jingdong, Chinese e-commerce company

付之东流
fù zhī dōng liú

to commit to the waters (idiom); to lose sth irrevocably

付诸东流
fù zhū dōng liú

wasted effort

作东
zuò dōng

to host (a dinner)

借东风
jiè dōng fēng

lit. to use the eastern wind (idiom)

克东
kè dōng

Kedong county in Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[qí qí hā ěr], Heilongjiang

克东县
kè dōng xiàn

Kedong county in Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[qí qí hā ěr], Heilongjiang

两样东西
liǎng yàng dōng xi

two distinct things

十字军东征
shí zì jūn dōng zhēng

the Crusades

只欠东风
zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng

all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item

台东
tái dōng

Taidong or Taitung city and county in Taiwan

台东市
tái dōng shì

Taitung city in southeast Taiwan, capital of Taitung county

台东县
tái dōng xiàn

Taitung County in southeast Taiwan

各奔东西
gè bèn dōng xī

to go separate ways (idiom)

向东
xiàng dōng

eastwards

启东
qǐ dōng

Qidong, county-level city in Nantong 南通[nán tōng], Jiangsu

启东市
qǐ dōng shì

Qidong, county-level city in Nantong 南通[nán tōng], Jiangsu

城东区
chéng dōng qū

east city district

坏东西
huài dōng xi

bastard

外东北
wài dōng běi

Outer Manchuria

大东
dà dōng

Dadong district of Shenyang city 瀋陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning

大东亚共荣圈
dà dōng yà gòng róng quān

Great East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere, Japanese wartime slogan for their short-lived Pacific Empire, first enunciated by Prime Minister Prince KONOE Fumimaro 近衛文麿|近卫文麿 in 1938

大东区
dà dōng qū

Dadong district of Shenyang city 瀋陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning

失之东隅,收之桑榆
shī zhī dōng yú , shōu zhī sāng yú

to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom)

女房东
nǚ fáng dōng

landlady

如东
rú dōng

Rudong county in Nantong 南通[nán tōng], Jiangsu

如东县
rú dōng xiàn

Rudong county in Nantong 南通[nán tōng], Jiangsu

孔东
kǒng dōng

(loanword) condom

安东尼
ān dōng ní

Anthony (name)

安东尼与克莉奥佩特拉
ān dōng ní yǔ kè lì ào pèi tè lā

Anthony and Cleopatra, 1606 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞|莎士比亚

少东
shào dōng

boss's son

少东家
shào dōng jiā

boss's son

屏东
píng dōng

Pingtung city, county and military airbase in south Taiwan

屏东市
píng dōng shì

Pingtung City in south Taiwan

屏东县
píng dōng xiàn

Pingtung County in south Taiwan

山东
shān dōng

Shandong, province in northeast China, short name 魯|鲁[lǔ], capital Jinan 濟南|济南[jǐ nán]

山东半岛
shān dōng bàn dǎo

Shandong Peninsula

山东大学
shān dōng dà xué

Shandong University

山东省
shān dōng shěng

Shandong, province in northeast China, short name 魯|鲁[lǔ], capital Jinan 濟南|济南[jǐ nán]

山东科技大学
shān dōng kē jì dà xué

Shandong University of Science and Technology

岭东
lǐng dōng

Lingdong district of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山|双鸭山[shuāng yā shān], Heilongjiang

岭东区
lǐng dōng qū

Lingdong district of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山|双鸭山[shuāng yā shān], Heilongjiang

巴东
bā dōng

Badong County in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州[ēn shī tǔ jiā zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu], Hubei

巴东县
bā dōng xiàn

Badong County in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州[ēn shī tǔ jiā zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu], Hubei

广东
guǎng dōng

Guangdong province (Kwangtung) in south China, short name 粵|粤[yuè], capital Guangzhou 廣州|广州

广东人
guǎng dōng rén

Cantonese (people)

广东外语外贸大学
guǎng dōng wài yǔ wài mào dà xué

Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

广东海洋大学
guǎng dōng hǎi yáng dà xué

Guangdong Ocean University

广东省
guǎng dōng shěng

Guangdong Province (Kwangtung) in south China, short name 粵|粤[yuè], capital Guangzhou 廣州|广州[guǎng zhōu]

广东科学技术职业学院
guǎng dōng kē xué jì shù zhí yè xué yuàn

Guangdong Institute of Science and Technology

广东药学院
guǎng dōng yào xué yuàn

Guangdong Pharmaceutical University

广东话
guǎng dōng huà

Cantonese language

广东医学院
guǎng dōng yī xué yuàn

Guangdong Medical College

惠东
huì dōng

Huidong county in Huizhou 惠州[huì zhōu], Guangdong

惠东县
huì dōng xiàn

Huidong county in Huizhou 惠州[huì zhōu], Guangdong

拆东墙补西墙
chāi dōng qiáng bǔ xī qiáng

lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west wall (idiom)

拆东补西
chāi dōng bǔ xī

lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west (idiom); fig. temporary expedient

揭东
jiē dōng

Jiedong county in Jieyang 揭陽|揭阳, Guangdong

揭东县
jiē dōng xiàn

Jiedong county in Jieyang 揭陽|揭阳, Guangdong

斯当东
sī dāng dōng

Staunton (name)

普鲁东
pǔ lǔ dōng

Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (1809-1865), French socialist philosopher

普鲁东主义
pǔ lǔ dōng zhǔ yì

Proudhonism, 19th century socialist theory

景东
jǐng dōng

Jingdong Yizu autonomous county in Yunnan

景东彝族自治县
jǐng dōng yí zú zì zhì xiàn

Jingdong Yi autonomous county in Pu'er 普洱[pǔ ěr], Yunnan

景东县
jǐng dōng xiàn

Jingdong Yi autonomous county in Pu'er 普洱[pǔ ěr], Yunnan

会东
huì dōng

Huidong county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[liáng shān yí zú zì zhì zhōu], south Sichuan

会东县
huì dōng xiàn

Huidong county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[liáng shān yí zú zì zhì zhōu], south Sichuan

东一榔头西一棒子
dōng yī láng tóu xī yī bàng zi

banging away clumsily in all directions with no overall vision

东三省
dōng sān shěng

the three provinces of Northeast China, namely: Liaoning Province 遼寧省|辽宁省[liáo níng shěng], Jilin Province 吉林省[jí lín shěng] and Heilongjiang Province 黑龍江省|黑龙江省[hēi lóng jiāng shěng]

东中国海
dōng zhōng guó hǎi

East China sea

东主
dōng zhǔ

owner (e.g. of a shop)

东亚
dōng yà

East Asia

东亚峰会
dōng yà fēng huì

East Asia Summit, annual meeting of leading Asian states

东亚石䳭
dōng yà shí jí

(bird species of China) Stejneger's stonechat (Saxicola stejnegeri)

东亚运动会
dōng yà yùn dòng huì

East Asian Games

东亚银行
dōng yà yín háng

Bank of East Asia

东交民巷
dōng jiāo mín xiàng

a street to the south of the Forbidden City that was the Legation quarter during the Boxer uprising

东京
dōng jīng

Tokyo, capital of Japan

东京塔
dōng jīng tǎ

Tokyo Tower

东京大学
dōng jīng dà xué

Tokyo University, Japan

东京帝国大学
dōng jīng dì guó dà xué

Tokyo Imperial University (renamed Tokyo University after 1945)

东京湾
dōng jīng wān

Tokyo Bay

东仓里
dōng cāng lǐ

Dongchang-ni, North Korean missile launch site on Yellow Sea, 70 km from Chinese border

东倒西歪
dōng dǎo xī wāi

to lean unsteadily from side to side (idiom)

东侧
dōng cè

east side

东光
dōng guāng

Dongguang county in Cangzhou 滄州|沧州[cāng zhōu], Hebei

东光县
dōng guāng xiàn

Dongguang county in Cangzhou 滄州|沧州[cāng zhōu], Hebei

东兔西乌
dōng tù xī wū

lit. the sun setting and the moon rising (idiom)

东胜
dōng shèng

Dongsheng District of Ordos City 鄂爾多斯市|鄂尔多斯市[è ěr duō sī shì], Inner Mongolia

东胜区
dōng shèng qū

Dongsheng District of Ordos City 鄂爾多斯市|鄂尔多斯市[è ěr duō sī shì], Inner Mongolia

东势
dōng shì

Dongshi or Tungshih township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[yún lín xiàn], Taiwan

东势乡
dōng shì xiāng

Dongshi or Tungshih township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[yún lín xiàn], Taiwan

东势镇
dōng shì zhèn

Dongshi or Tungshih Town in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[tái zhōng xiàn], Taiwan

东北亚
dōng běi yà

Northeast Asia

东北大学
dōng běi dà xué

Northeastern University (in Shenyang 瀋陽市|沈阳市[shěn yáng shì], Liaoning)

东北平原
dōng běi píng yuán

Northeast Plain, also called the Manchurian Plain

东北方
dōng běi fāng

northeast

东北虎
dōng běi hǔ

Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)

东半球
dōng bàn qiú

the Eastern Hemisphere

东南亚
dōng nán yà

Southeast Asia

东南亚国
dōng nán yà guó

Southeast Asia

东南亚国家联盟
dōng nán yà guó jiā lián méng

ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)

东南亚联盟
dōng nán yà lián méng

ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)

东南大学
dōng nán dà xué

Southeast University

东南西北
dōng nán xī běi

east, south, west and north

东南西北中
dōng nán xī běi zhōng

the five directions 五方 east, south, west, north and middle

东南部
dōng nán bù

southeast part

东印度公司
dōng yìn dù gōng sī

East India Company

东台
dōng tái

Dongtai, county-level city in Yancheng 鹽城|盐城[yán chéng], Jiangsu

东台市
dōng tái shì

Dongtai, county-level city in Yancheng 鹽城|盐城[yán chéng], Jiangsu

东君
dōng jūn

Lord of the East, the sun God of Chinese mythology

东吴
dōng wú

Eastern Wu (222-280)

东吴大学
dōng wú dà xué

Soochow University (Suzhou, PRC from 1900-1952)

东周
dōng zhōu

Eastern Zhou (770-221 BC)

东土
dōng tǔ

the East

东坡
dōng pō

Dongpo District of Meishan City 眉山市[méi shān shì], Sichuan

东坡区
dōng pō qū

Dongpo District of Meishan City 眉山市[méi shān shì], Sichuan

东坡肉
dōng pō ròu

stir-fried pork, favorite of Northern Song writer Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼, a.k.a. Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡

东坡肘子
dōng pō zhǒu zi

Dongpo pork shoulder, traditional dish said to have been created by Northern Song dynasty writer Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡

东城
dōng chéng

Dongcheng district of central Beijing

东城区
dōng chéng qū

Dongcheng district of central Beijing

东太平洋
dōng tài píng yáng

east Pacific

东太平洋海隆
dōng tài píng yáng hǎi lóng

East Pacific Rise (a mid-oceanic ridge stretching from California to Antarctica)

东太平洋隆起
dōng tài píng yáng lóng qǐ

East Pacific Rise (a mid-oceanic ridge stretching from California to Antarctica)

东夷
dōng yí

Eastern Barbarians, non-Han tribe living to the east of China c 2200 BC

东奔西跑
dōng bēn xī pǎo

to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily

东安
dōng ān

Dongan county in Yongzhou 永州[yǒng zhōu], Hunan

东安区
dōng ān qū

Dong'an district of Mudanjiang city 牡丹江市, Heilongjiang

东安县
dōng ān xiàn

Dongan county in Yongzhou 永州[yǒng zhōu], Hunan

东家
dōng jiā

master (i.e. employer)

东家长西家短
dōng jiā cháng xī jiā duǎn

to gossip (idiom)

东密
dōng mì

Japanese Esoteric Buddhism

东密德兰
dōng mì dé lán

East Midlands, English county

东宁
dōng níng

Dongning county in Mudanjiang 牡丹江, Heilongjiang

东宁县
dōng níng xiàn

Dongning county in Mudanjiang 牡丹江, Heilongjiang

东宝
dōng bǎo

Dongbao district of Jingmen city 荊門市|荆门市[jīng mén shì], Hubei

东宝区
dōng bǎo qū

Dongbao district of Jingmen city 荊門市|荆门市[jīng mén shì], Hubei

东山
dōng shān

Dongshan county in Zhangzhou 漳州[zhāng zhōu], Fujian

东山再起
dōng shān zài qǐ

lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom); fig. to make a comeback

东山区
dōng shān qū

Dongshan district (Uighur: Dungsen Rayoni) of Urumqi city 烏魯木齊市|乌鲁木齐市[wū lǔ mù qí shì], Xinjiang

东山县
dōng shān xiàn

Dongshan county in Zhangzhou 漳州[zhāng zhōu], Fujian

东岳
dōng yuè

Mt Tai 泰山 in Shandong, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[wǔ yuè]

东川
dōng chuān

Dongchuan district of Kunming city 昆明市[kūn míng shì], Yunnan

东川区
dōng chuān qū

Dongchuan district of Kunming city 昆明市[kūn míng shì], Yunnan

东巴文化
dōng bā wén huà

Dongba culture of the Nakhi ethnic group of Lijiang 麗江|丽江 in northwest Yunnan

东帝汶
dōng dì wèn

East Timor (officially Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste)

东平
dōng píng

Dongping county in Tai'an 泰安[tài ān], Shandong

东平县
dōng píng xiàn

Dongping county in Tai'an 泰安[tài ān], Shandong

东引
dōng yǐn

Tungyin Island, one of the Matsu Islands

东引乡
dōng yǐn xiāng

Tungyin township in Lienchiang county 連江縣|连江县[lián jiāng xiàn] i.e. the Matsu Islands, Taiwan

东征
dōng zhēng

punitive expedition to the east

东征西怨
dōng zhēng xī yuàn

war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters

东征西讨
dōng zhēng xī tǎo

war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters

东德
dōng dé

East Germany (1945-1990)

东拉西扯
dōng lā xī chě

to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently

东拼西凑
dōng pīn xī còu

(idiom) to assemble from bits and pieces; to combine items from disparate sources

东掩西遮
dōng yǎn xī zhē

to cover up the truth on all sides (idiom)

东方三博士
dōng fāng sān bó shì

the Magi

东方不亮西方亮
dōng fāng bù liàng xī fāng liàng

if it isn't bright in the east, it'll be bright in the west (idiom)

东方叽咋柳莺
dōng fāng jī zǎ liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) mountain chiffchaff (Phylloscopus sindianus)

东方大苇莺
dōng fāng dà wěi yīng

(bird species of China) oriental reed warbler (Acrocephalus orientalis)

东方市
dōng fāng shì

Dongfang City, Hainan

东方文明
dōng fāng wén míng

Eastern civilization

东方斑䳭
dōng fāng bān jí

(bird species of China) variable wheatear (Oenanthe picata)

东方日报
dōng fāng rì bào

Oriental Daily News

东方明珠塔
dōng fāng míng zhū tǎ

Oriental Pearl Tower

东方明珠电视塔
dōng fāng míng zhū diàn shì tǎ

Oriental Pearl Television Tower

东方狍
dōng fāng páo

Siberian roe deer (Capreolus pygargus)

东方白鹳
dōng fāng bái guàn

(bird species of China) oriental stork (Ciconia boyciana)

东方红
dōng fāng hóng

The East is Red, north Shaanxi folk song

东方航空
dōng fāng háng kōng

China Eastern Airlines

东方阿閦佛
dōng fāng ā chù fó

Aksobhya, the imperturbable ruler of Eastern Paradise, Abhirati

东方青龙
dōng fāng qīng lóng

see 青龍|青龙[qīng lóng]

东方马脑炎病毒
dōng fāng mǎ nǎo yán bìng dú

eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus