东北 東北
东北 東北 Dōng běi ㄉㄨㄥ ㄅㄟˇ dung1 bak1
- Northeast China; Manchuria
东北 東北 dōng běi ㄉㄨㄥ ㄅㄟˇ dung1 bak1 HSK 2 進階級 · Level 3
- northeast
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东 東
- 房东 房東 fáng dōng ㄈㄤˊ ㄉㄨㄥ fong4 dung1 landlord
- 东南 東南 dōng nán ㄉㄨㄥ ㄋㄢˊ dung1 naam4 southeast
- 东方 東方 dōng fāng ㄉㄨㄥ ㄈㄤ dung1 fong1 east
- 东西 東西 dōng xi ㄉㄨㄥ ˙ㄒㄧ dung1 sai1 thing
- 东边 東邊 dōng bian ㄉㄨㄥ ˙ㄅㄧㄢ dung1 bin1 east
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- 东部 東部 dōng bù ㄉㄨㄥ ㄅㄨˋ dung1 bou6 the east
- 股东 股東 gǔ dōng ㄍㄨˇ ㄉㄨㄥ gu2 dung1 shareholder
- 东道主 東道主 dōng dào zhǔ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄉㄠˋ ㄓㄨˇ dung1 dou6 zyu2 host
- 东奔西走 東奔西走 dōng bēn xī zǒu ㄉㄨㄥ ㄅㄣ ㄒㄧ ㄗㄡˇ dung1 ban1 sai1 zau2 to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
- 东张西望 東張西望 dōng zhāng xī wàng ㄉㄨㄥ ㄓㄤ ㄒㄧ ㄨㄤˋ dung1 zoeng1 sai1 mong6 to look in all directions (idiom)
- 中东 中東 Zhōng dōng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄉㄨㄥ zung1 dung1 Middle East
- 丹东 丹東 Dān dōng ㄉㄢ ㄉㄨㄥ daan1 dung1 see 丹东市
- 乃东 乃東 Nǎi dōng ㄋㄞˇ ㄉㄨㄥ naai5 dung1 see 乃东区
- 亚东 亞東 Yà dōng ㄧㄚˋ ㄉㄨㄥ aa3 dung1 see 亚东县
- 京东 京東 Jīng dōng ㄐㄧㄥ ㄉㄨㄥ ging1 dung1 Jingdong, Chinese e-commerce company
- 以东 以東 yǐ dōng ㄧˇ ㄉㄨㄥ ji5 dung1 to the east of (suffix)
- 作东 作東 zuò dōng ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄨㄥ zok3 dung1 to host (a dinner)
- 做东 做東 zuò dōng ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄨㄥ zou6 dung1 to act as host
- 克东 克東 Kè dōng ㄎㄜˋ ㄉㄨㄥ hak1 dung1 see 克东县
- 台东 台東 Tái dōng ㄊㄞˊ ㄉㄨㄥ toi4 dung1 Taidong or Taitung city and county in Taiwan
北
- 北京 Běi jīng ㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄥ bak1 ging1 Beijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China (short name 京)
- 北方 běi fāng ㄅㄟˇ ㄈㄤ bak1 fong1 north
- 北极 北極 běi jí ㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧˊ bak1 gik6 the North Pole
- 北边 北邊 běi biān ㄅㄟˇ ㄅㄧㄢ bak1 bin1 north
- 北部 běi bù ㄅㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ bak1 bou6 northern part
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- 南北 nán běi ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄟˇ naam4 bak1 north and south
- 西北 xī běi ㄒㄧ ㄅㄟˇ sai1 bak1 northwest
- 三北 Sān běi ㄙㄢ ㄅㄟˇ saam1 bak1 China's three northern regions, 东北, 华北 and 西北
- 丘北 Qiū běi ㄑㄧㄡ ㄅㄟˇ jau1 bak1 see 丘北县
- 以北 yǐ běi ㄧˇ ㄅㄟˇ ji5 bak1 to the north of (suffix)
- 北上 běi shàng ㄅㄟˇ ㄕㄤˋ bak1 soeng5 to go up north
- 北亚 北亞 Běi Yà ㄅㄟˇ ㄧㄚˋ bak1 aa3 North Asia
- 北伐 Běi fá ㄅㄟˇ ㄈㄚˊ bak1 fat6 the Northern Expedition, the Nationalists' campaign of 1926-1928 under Chiang Kai-shek, against the rule of local warlords
- 北佬 běi lǎo ㄅㄟˇ ㄌㄠˇ bak1 lou2 northerner, person from Northern China (Cantonese)
- 北仑 北侖 Běi lún ㄅㄟˇ ㄌㄨㄣˊ bak1 leon4 see 北仑区
- 北侧 北側 běi cè ㄅㄟˇ ㄘㄜˋ bak1 zak1 north side
- 北史 Běi shǐ ㄅㄟˇ ㄕˇ bak1 si2 History of the Northern Dynasties, fifteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled by Li Yanshou 李延寿 in 659 during Tang Dynasty, 100 scrolls
- 北周 Běi Zhōu ㄅㄟˇ ㄓㄡ bak1 zau1 the Northern Zhou Dynasty (557-581)
- 北国 北國 běi guó ㄅㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ bak1 gwok3 the northern part of the country
- 北圻 Běi qí ㄅㄟˇ ㄑㄧˊ Tonkin, northern Vietnam during the French colonial period
Idioms with these characters
- 拆东补西 拆東補西 chāi dōng bǔ xī ㄔㄞ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄅㄨˇ ㄒㄧ caak3 dung1 bou2 sai1 lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
- 东奔西跑 東奔西跑 dōng bēn xī pǎo ㄉㄨㄥ ㄅㄣ ㄒㄧ ㄆㄠˇ dung1 ban1 sai1 paau2 to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
- 东奔西走 東奔西走 dōng bēn xī zǒu ㄉㄨㄥ ㄅㄣ ㄒㄧ ㄗㄡˇ dung1 ban1 sai1 zau2 to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
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- 东窗事发 東窗事發 dōng chuāng shì fā ㄉㄨㄥ ㄔㄨㄤ ㄕˋ ㄈㄚ dung1 coeng1 si6 faat3 (of a plot etc) to be exposed (idiom)
- 东倒西歪 東倒西歪 dōng dǎo xī wāi ㄉㄨㄥ ㄉㄠˇ ㄒㄧ ㄨㄞ dung1 dou2 sai1 waai1 to lean unsteadily from side to side (idiom)
- 东拉西扯 東拉西扯 dōng lā xī chě ㄉㄨㄥ ㄌㄚ ㄒㄧ ㄔㄜˇ dung1 laai1 sai1 ce2 to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently
- 东鳞西爪 東鱗西爪 dōng lín xī zhǎo ㄉㄨㄥ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄒㄧ ㄓㄠˇ dung1 leon4 sai1 zaau2 lit. a dragon's scale from the east and a dragon's claw from the west
- 东拼西凑 東拼西湊 dōng pīn xī còu ㄉㄨㄥ ㄆㄧㄣ ㄒㄧ ㄘㄡˋ dung1 ping3 sai1 cau3 (idiom) to assemble from bits and pieces; to combine items from disparate sources
- 东山再起 東山再起 dōng shān zài qǐ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄕㄢ ㄗㄞˋ ㄑㄧˇ dung1 saan1 zoi3 hei2 lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom); fig. to make a comeback
- 东施效颦 東施效顰 Dōng Shī xiào pín ㄉㄨㄥ ㄕ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄆㄧㄣˊ lit. Dong Shi imitates Xi Shi's frown (idiom)
- 北叟失马 北叟失馬 běi sǒu shī mǎ ㄅㄟˇ ㄙㄡˇ ㄕ ㄇㄚˇ bak1 sau2 sat1 maa5 lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)
- 大江南北 Dà jiāng nán běi ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄟˇ daai6 gong1 naam4 bak1 north and south sides of the Yangtze River (idiom)
- 喝西北风 喝西北風 hē xī běi fēng ㄏㄜ ㄒㄧ ㄅㄟˇ ㄈㄥ hot3 sai1 bak1 fung1 lit. to drink the northwest wind (idiom)
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- 南箕北斗 Nán jī Běi dǒu ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄧ ㄅㄟˇ ㄉㄡˇ naam4 gei1 bak1 dau2 lit. the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky, and the Big Dipper in the north (idiom)
- 南辕北辙 南轅北轍 nán yuán běi zhé ㄋㄢˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄓㄜˊ naam4 jyun4 bak1 cit3 to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)
- 南征北伐 nán zhēng běi fá ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄥ ㄅㄟˇ ㄈㄚˊ naam4 zing1 bak1 fat6 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
- 南征北讨 南征北討 nán zhēng běi tǎo ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄥ ㄅㄟˇ ㄊㄠˇ naam4 zing1 bak1 tou2 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
- 南征北战 南征北戰 nán zhēng běi zhàn ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄥ ㄅㄟˇ ㄓㄢˋ naam4 zing1 bak1 zin3 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
- 泰山北斗 Tài shān Běi dǒu ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄢ ㄅㄟˇ ㄉㄡˇ taai3 saan1 bak1 dau2 lit. Mount Tai and the Big Dipper (idiom)
- 天南地北 tiān nán dì běi ㄊㄧㄢ ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄅㄟˇ tin1 naam4 dei6 bak1 (idiom) far apart
Example sentences
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我 在 中国 中國 最后 最後 的 目的地 是 东北 東北 的 哈尔滨 哈爾濱 ， 离 離 北京 大概 一 千 公里 左右 。
My final destination in China is the city of Harbin in the north-east, about one thousand kilometres from Beijing.
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轮到 輪到 我 说话 說話 时 時 ， 我 不觉 不覺 地 把 “ 标准 標準 ” 和 “ 普通 ” 这 這 两 兩 个 個 词 詞 混为一谈 混為一談 ， 后来 後來 又 说 說 东北 東北 的 口音 是 最 普通 的 。
When it comes to my turn to speak, I confuse the words 'standard' and 'common', and end up saying that the north-eastern accent is 'the most common'.
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