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东南

dōng nán

HSK 3.0 level 3 2-character word Traditional 東南

东南 (dōng nán) means "southeast". It is an HSK 3.0 level 3 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 东南 means

1. southeast

The characters in 东南

• 东dōngeast; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord
• 南nánsouth

Example sentences

• 苗瑶语系的语言分布于东南亚和中国南方山区。
  Languages in the Hmong-Mien language family, also referred to as the Miao-Yao language family, are spoken across Southeast Asia and mountainous areas of southern China.
• 卡罗尔威克和她的丈夫拥有美国人都梦想的一小块土地，位于华盛顿州西雅图东南部的喀斯喀特山麓边缘，占地 12 公顷。从她家门口步行不远，穿过一些牧场和一座破旧的谷仓，就能到达复盖她土地约三分之一的冷杉和雪松林。
  Carol Wick and her husband own a small slice of the American dream, 12 hectares at the edge of the Cascade foothills, southeast of Seattle, Washington. A short walk from her doorstop, past some pastures and a dilapidated barn, is the fir and cedar forest that covers about one-third of her property.

Words starting with 东南

• 东南亚Dōng nán yàSoutheast Asia
• 东南部dōng nán bùsoutheast part
• 东南西北dōng nán xī běieast, south, west and north; all directions
• 东南大学Dōng nán Dà xuéSoutheast University
• 东南亚国协Dōng nán yà Guó Xié(Taiwan) ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)
• 东南西北中dōng nán xī běi zhōngthe five directions 五方 east, south, west, north and middle
• 东南亚国家联盟Dōng nán yà Guó jiā Lián méngASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)

Words containing 东南

• 黔东南苗族侗族自治州Qián dōng nán Miáo zú Dòng zú Zì zhì zhōuQiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, in Guizhou Province 贵州省
• 黔东南Qián dōng nánsee 黔东南苗族侗族自治州
• 黔东南州Qián dōng nán Zhōusee 黔东南苗族侗族自治州

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