东 東 dōng east / host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest) / landlord syn 东边 東邊 dōng bian east / east side / eastern part / to the east of syn 东侧 東側 dōng cè east side / east face syn 东海 東海 dōng hǎi East China Sea / East Sea (Chinese mythology and ancient geography) 东西方 東西方 dōng xī fāng east and west / east to west 辽东 遼東 liáo dōng Liaodong peninsula between Bohai 渤海 and Yellow sea / east and south of Liaoning province / east of Liao river 遼河|辽河 中国海 中國海 zhōng guó hǎi the China Seas (the seas of the Western Pacific Ocean, around China: Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea, East China Sea, South China Sea) 四小龙 四小龍 sì xiǎo lóng Four Asian Tigers / East Asian Tigers / Four Little Dragons (East Asian economic powers: Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong) 东区 東區 dōng qū east district of city / east zone / Tung east district of a Taiwanese city 太平洋 tài píng yáng Pacific Ocean 米歇尔 米歇爾 mǐ xiē ěr Michel or Mitchell (name) / George Mitchell (1933-), US Democratic party politician and diplomat, influential in brokering Northern Ireland peace deal in 1990s, US Middle East special envoy from 2009 东部 東部 dōng bù the east / eastern part 东方 東方 dōng fāng east syn 中东 中東 zhōng dōng Middle East 希尔 希爾 xī ěr Hill (name) / Christopher Hill, US undersecretary of state of East Asian affairs 东面 東面 dōng miàn east side (of sth) syn 斐济 斐濟 fěi jì Fiji, country in the southwest Pacific Ocean 莱斯特 萊斯特 lái sī tè Lester or Leicester (name) / Leicester, English city in East Midlands 远东 遠東 yuǎn dōng Far East (loanword) 能人 néng rén capable person / Homo habilis, extinct species of upright East African hominid syn 东亚 東亞 dōng yà East Asia 关东 關東 guān dōng Northeast China / Manchuria / lit. east of Shanhai Pass 山海關|山海关[Shan1 hai3 guan1] / Kantō region of Japan 东德 東德 dōng dé East Germany (1945-1990) / German Democratic Republic 德意志民主共和國|德意志民主共和国[De2 yi4 zhi4 Min2 zhu3 Gong4 he2 guo2] 以东 以東 yǐ dōng to the east of (suffix) 东经 東經 dōng jīng east longitude 汤加 湯加 tāng jiā Tonga, South Pacific archipelago kingdom 六合 liù hé the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, down) / the whole country / the universe / everything under the sun syn 东非 東非 dōng fēi East Africa 孟加拉国 孟加拉國 mèng jiā lā guó Bangladesh (formerly East Pakistan) 早操 zǎo cāo morning exercises (physical exercises commonly performed en masse at schools and workplaces in East Asian countries) 厄尔尼诺 厄爾尼諾 è ěr ní nuò El Niño, equatorial climate variation in the Pacific 国泰 國泰 guó tài Cathay Pacific (Hong Kong airline) 梅雨 méi yǔ East Asian rainy season (in late spring and early summer) syn 马拉加 馬拉加 mǎ lā jiā Málaga, Spain / Malaga city in Iranian East Azerbaijan 东洋 東洋 dōng yáng Japan (old) / East Asian countries syn 近东 近東 jìn dōng Near East 寒蝉 寒蟬 hán chán a cicada in cold weather (used as a metaphor for sb who keeps their thoughts to themself) / Meimuna opalifera, a kind of cicada found in East Asia syn 所罗门群岛 所羅門群島 suǒ luó mén qún dǎo Solomon Islands in southwest Pacific 东西 東西 dōng xī east and west syn 华东 華東 huá dōng East China 亚太 亞太 yà tài Asia-Pacific 潮州 cháo zhōu see 潮州市[Chao2zhou1 Shi4] / see 潮州鎮|潮州镇[Chao2zhou1 Zhen4] / Chaozhou, variant of Minnan dialect 閩南語|闽南语[Min3nan2yu3] spoken in east Guangdong 花莲 花蓮 huā lián Hualien, city and county on the east coast of Taiwan 淮河 huái hé Huai River, main river of east China, between the Yellow River 黃河|黄河[Huang2 He2] and the Changjiang 長江|长江[Chang2 Jiang1] 潮汕 cháo shàn Chaoshan, region in the east of Guangdong, encompassing the cities of Chaozhou 潮州市[Chao2 zhou1 Shi4] and Shantou 汕頭市|汕头市[Shan4 tou2 Shi4], with its own distinct language (Chaoshan Min 潮汕話|潮汕话[Chao2 shan4 hua4]) and culture 启明 啟明 qǐ míng Classical Chinese name for planet Venus in the east before dawn syn 东瀛 東瀛 dōng yíng (literary) East China Sea / (literary) Japan syn 神农架 神農架 shén nóng jià Shennongjialin, directly administered forestry reserve in east Hubei 苍龙 蒼龍 cāng lóng Blue Dragon, other name of the Azure Dragon 青龍|青龙 (the seven mansions of the east sky) syn 东南西北 東南西北 dōng nán xī běi east, south, west and north / all directions syn 东征 東征 dōng zhēng punitive expedition to the east 华东师范大学 華東師範大學 huá dōng shī fàn dà xué East China Normal University (ECNU) 华师大 華師大 huá shī dà East China Normal University (abbr. for 華東師範大學|华东师范大学[Hua2 dong1 Shi1 fan4 Da4 xue2]) 东突 東突 dōng tū East Turkestan Liberation Organization (ETLO), Chinese dissident group / abbr. for 東突厥斯坦解放組織|东突厥斯坦解放组织 东海岸 東海岸 dōng hǎi àn East Coast 五方 wǔ fāng the five regions: the east, south, west, north and center / all parts / China and the lands beyond its frontiers syn 声东击西 聲東擊西 shēng dōng jī xī to threaten the east and strike to the west (idiom) / to create a diversion 华东师大 華東師大 huá dōng shī dà East China Normal University (abbr. for 華東師範大學|华东师范大学[Hua2 dong1 Shi1 fan4 Da4 xue2]) 西太平洋 xī tài píng yáng the western Pacific Ocean 华东理工大学 華東理工大學 huá dōng lǐ gōng dà xué East China University of Science and Technology 东土 東土 dōng tǔ the East / China 半坡 bàn pō Banpo neolithic Yangshao culture archaeological site east of Xi'an 西安 东夷 東夷 dōng yí Eastern Barbarians, non-Han tribe living to the east of China c 2200 BC 秋刀鱼 秋刀魚 qiū dāo yú Pacific saury (Cololabis saira) 夷狄 yí dí non-Han tribes in the east and north of ancient China / barbarians 潮洲 cháo zhōu Chaozhou or Teochew, a town near Guangdong, with famous cuisine / Chaozhou, variant of Minnan dialect 閩南語|闽南语[Min3 nan2 yu3] spoken in east Guangdong 淫羊藿 yín yáng huò Epimedium, genus of herbaceous flowering plant, cultivated in the Far East as aphrodisiac / also called barrenwort or horny goatweed (said to resemble crushed goat's testicles) 左 zuǒ left / the Left (politics) / east / unorthodox / queer / wrong / differing / opposite / variant of 佐[zuo3] syn 东岸 東岸 dōng àn the east bank 夷 yí non-Han people, esp. to the East of China / barbarians / to wipe out / to exterminate / to tear down / to raze syn 麦克阿瑟 麥克阿瑟 mài kè ā sè General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964), US commander in Pacific during WW2, sacked in 1951 by President Truman for exceeding orders during the Korean war 阿伯丁 ā bó dīng Aberdeen (city on east coast of Scotland) 马德拉斯 馬德拉斯 mǎ dé lā sī Madras or Chennai 欽奈|钦奈[Qin1 nai4], capital of Tamil Nadu on East coast of India 青龙 青龍 qīng lóng Azure Dragon, one of the four symbols of the Chinese constellations, also known as the Azure Dragon of the East 東方青龍|东方青龙[Dong1 fang1 Qing1 long2] or 東方蒼龍|东方苍龙[Dong1 fang1 Cang1 long2] / (slang) man without pubic hair 箱根 xiāng gēn Hakone, city on the east coast of Japan southwest of Tokyo 鲱 鯡 fēi Pacific herring 东西南北 東西南北 dōng xī nán běi east west south north 新城 xīn chéng Xincheng or Hsincheng township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县[Hua1 lian2 Xian4], east Taiwan 苏美尔 蘇美爾 sū měi ěr Sumer (Šumer), one of the early civilizations of the Ancient Near East 大邱 dà qiū Daegu Metropolitan City, capital of North Gyeongsang Province 慶尚北道|庆尚北道[Qing4 shang4 bei3 dao4] in east South Korea 福如东海 福如東海 fú rú dōng hǎi may your happiness be as immense as the East Sea (idiom) syn 萨德尔市 薩德爾市 sà dé ěr shì Sadr city (Shia township in East Bagdad) 瓦努阿图 瓦努阿圖 wǎ nǔ ā tú Vanuatu, country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean 马里亚纳群岛 馬里亞納群島 mǎ lǐ yà nà qún dǎo Mariana Islands in the Pacific 东帝汶 東帝汶 dōng dì wèn East Timor (officially Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste) 城东区 城東區 chéng dōng qū east city district / Chengdong district of Xining city 西寧市|西宁市[Xi1 ning2 shi4], Qinghai 东耶路撒冷 東耶路撒冷 dōng yē lù sā lěng East Jerusalem 坎儿井 坎兒井 kǎn r jǐng karez, qanat or "horizontal well" (irrigation and water management system used in Xinjiang, Central Asia and Middle East) 东印度公司 東印度公司 dōng yìn dù gōng sī East India Company 金刚山 金剛山 jīn gāng shān Kumgangsan Tourist Region in east North Korea 拆东墙补西墙 拆東牆補西牆 chāi dōng qiáng bǔ xī qiáng lit. to tear down the east wall to repair the west wall (idiom) / fig. to rob Peter to pay Paul 瑙鲁 瑙魯 nǎo lǔ Nauru, island country in the southwestern Pacific 黄祸 黃禍 huáng huò yellow peril (offensive term referring to the perceived threat to Western nations, of immigration or military expansion from East Asian nations) 鲐 鮐 tái mackerel / Pacific mackerel (Pneumatophorus japonicus) 只欠东风 只欠東風 zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng all we need is an east wind (idiom) / lacking only one tiny crucial item 拆东补西 拆東補西 chāi dōng bǔ xī lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west (idiom) / fig. temporary expedient / Rob Peter to pay Paul 马耳东风 馬耳東風 mǎ ěr dōng fēng lit. the east wind blowing in a horse's ear (idiom) / fig. words one pays no heed to 中东国家 中東國家 zhōng dōng guó jiā Nations of the Middle East / Middle East countries 东西德 東西德 dōng xī dé East and West Germany / refers to the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) and the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) 