HSK 3

东方 meaning in Chinese

dōngfāng

Without tone marks: dongfang

the East, the Orient

noun

Traditional 東方

Example

太阳在东方升起,西方落下。

tàiyang zài dōngfāng shēngqǐ, xīfāng luòxià.

The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

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