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东方 (東方)

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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

东方 [dōngfāng]
  1. 1. the east
    东方欲晓。
    Dawn is breaking.
  2. 2. the East; the Orient
  3. 3. adjective oriental

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

东方 [dōngfāng]
  1. 1. 四个基本方向之一,太阳升起的一边(跟"西"相对)
    日出东方
  2. 2. 特指亚洲
    东方文化

Examples

东方发亮了。
The gleam of dawn shimmered in the east.
东方刚刚显出鱼肚白。
Day was just breaking.
东方露白,繁星隐没。
The east paled and the stars disappeared.
东方一线鱼白,黎明已经到来。
A streak of light in the east heralded the dawn.
东方
the east
我为这件事忙了一夜,直到东方发白。
I stayed up the whole night on this matter until daybreak.
东方明珠岿然不动地屹立在浦东新区。
The "East Bright Pearl" stands erect and unshakable in Pudong, Shanghai.
在道家理论中,青龙代表着东方
In Taoist theories, the Green Dragon represents the east.
初升的日轮挂在东方天际。
The newly rising sun is hanging in the sky to the east.

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