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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[dōng]
  1. 1. noun [方向] east
    南亚
    Southeast Asia
    east wind
    中国临太平洋。
    China borders on the Pacific Ocean to the east.
  2. 2. noun [主人] owner
    landlord
    shareholder
  3. 3. noun [东道主] host

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[dōng]
  1. 1. noun east
    east of the city
    eastern suburbs
  2. 2. noun master; owner
    the owner and lessor of a house or room; landlord or landlady
  3. 3. noun host
    今天是我做
    I'll be the host today. or It's my treat today.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[dōng]
  1. 1. 四个基本方向之一,太阳升起的一边
    水向
  2. 2. 道主
    今晚我做,请大家喝酒
  3. 3. 主人(古时主位在,宾位在西)

Examples

一个,西一个
(of things) be scattered here and there
一句,西一句
talk incoherently
、南、西、北为基本方位。
East, west, north and south are the cardinal points of the compass.
瞧西瞧
look about
这个部队的战士,大部分来自三省。
Soldiers of this army are mainly from the three provinces of northeast China (Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang Provinces).
他说话是一句,西一句。
He talks incoherently.
她正在屋里找西翻。
She is rummaging around in her room.
,德红切。
一个,西一个。

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