How to say "east" in Chinese

东
dōngeastPart of speech: Places & directions

"east" in Chinese is 东 — pronounced dōng.

Sentence patterns that use it

  • 今天我们去___。Today we go to ___.
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Reading a word is the easy half. In HanQuest you meet 东 inside a quest — spoken by a villager, then checked against your own voice.

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