东南西北中

dōng nán xī běi zhōng

Definitions

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

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Child Words of 东南西北中

• 中 中 zhōng: within
• 中 中 zhòng: to hit (the mark)
• 北 北 běi: north
• 南 南 nán: south
• 东 东 dōng: east
• 东南 东南 dōng nán: southeast
• 西 西 xī: the West
• 西北 西北 xī běi: Northwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang)
• 东南西北 东南西北 dōng nán xī běi: east, south, west and north