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东方

dōng fāng

2-character word Traditional 東方

What 东方 means

1. east

Other readings

东方 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Dōng fāngthe East; the Orient; two-character surname Dongfang

The characters in 东方

• 东dōngeast; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord
• 方fāngsquare; power or involution (math.); upright

Example sentences

• 风从东方吹来。
  The wind is blowing from the east.
• 飞机飞向东方。
  The plane flew east.
• 太阳总是从东方升起。
  Tàiyang zǒngshì cóng dōngfāng shēngqǐ.
  The sun always rises in the east.
• 我对东方陶瓷有兴趣。
  Wǒ duì dōngfāng táocí yǒuxìngqù.
  I have an interest in Oriental ceramics.
• 名古屋在京都的东方。
  Nagoya is to the east of Kyoto.
• 香港被称作东方之珠。
  Hong Kong is referred to as the Pearl of Asia.

Words starting with 东方

• 东方市Dōng fāng shìDongfang City, Hainan
• 东方文明Dōng fāng wén míngEastern civilization
• 东方日报Dōng fāng Rì bàoOriental Daily News
• 东方航空Dōng fāng Háng kōngChina Eastern Airlines
• 东方红Dōng fāng HóngThe East is Red, north Shaanxi folk song
• 东方明珠塔Dōng fāng Míng zhū TǎOriental Pearl Tower
• 东方寿带Dōng fāng shòu dài(bird species of China) Blyth's paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone affinis)
• 东方大苇莺dōng fāng dà wěi yīng(bird species of China) oriental reed warbler (Acrocephalus orientalis)
• 东方叽咋柳莺dōng fāng jī zǎ liǔ yīng(bird species of China) mountain chiffchaff (Phylloscopus sindianus)
• 东方白鹳dōng fāng bái guàn(bird species of China) oriental stork (Ciconia boyciana)
• 东方狍dōng fāng páoSiberian roe deer (Capreolus pygargus)
• 东方鸻dōng fāng héng(bird species of China) oriental plover (Anarhynchus veredus)
• 东方斑䳭dōng fāng bān jí(bird species of China) variable wheatear (Oenanthe picata)
• 东方三博士Dōng fāng sān Bó shìthe Magi; the Three Wise Kings from the East in the biblical nativity story
• 东方阿閦佛Dōng fāng Ā chù fóAksobhya, the imperturbable ruler of Eastern Paradise, Abhirati
• 东方不亮西方亮dōng fāng bù liàng xī fāng liàngif it isn't bright in the east, it'll be bright in the west (idiom)…
• 东方明珠电视塔Dōng fāng Míng zhū Diàn shì TǎOriental Pearl Television Tower
• 东方马脑炎病毒dōng fāng mǎ nǎo yán bìng dúeastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus
• 东方青龙Dōng fāng Qīng lóngsee 青龙

Words containing 东方

• 中国东方航空Zhōng guó Dōng fāng Háng kōngChina Eastern Airlines