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东京

Dōng jīng

2-character word Traditional 東京

What 东京 means

1. Tokyo, capital of Japan
2. Tonkin (northern Vietnam during the French colonial period)

The characters in 东京

• 东dōngeast; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord
• 京jīngcapital city of a country; big; algebraic term for a large number (old)

Example sentences

• 我想去东京。
  I want to go to Tokyo.
• 我住在东京。
  I live in Tokyo.
• 我来自东京。
  I'm from Tokyo.
• 它比东京小。
  It is smaller than Tokyo.
• 他住在东京。
  He lives in Tokyo.
• 你去过东京吗？
  Have you ever been to Tokyo?

Words starting with 东京

• 东京塔Dōng jīng tǎTokyo Tower
• 东京大学Dōng jīng Dà xuéTokyo University, Japan
• 东京帝国大学Dōng jīng Dì guó Dà xuéTokyo Imperial University (renamed Tokyo University after 1945)
• 东京湾Dōng jīng WānTokyo Bay; former name of 北部湾

Sounds the same

Read Dōng jīng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 东经east longitude