东
南

Southeast in Chinese: 东南 (dōng nán)

dōng nán

southeast

HSK 3.0 Level 2Traditional: 東南1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1southeast

Stroke order

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东
南

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄨㄥ

dōng

ㄉ/ dㄨ/ uㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄋㄢˊ

nán

ㄋ/ nㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

东南

Simplified

東南

Traditional

Example sentences

See 东南 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 风从东南吹过来。

    fēng cóng dōng nán chuī guò lái。

    The wind is blowing in from the southeast.

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Related words

东

dōng

east

南

nán

south

东西

dōng xī

east and west

房东

fáng dōng

landlord

东边

dōng bian

east

南边

nán bian

south

东北

dōng běi

northeast

东方

dōng fāng

east

南方

nán fāng

south

西南

xī nán

southwest

东部

dōng bù

the east

南部

nán bù

southern part

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