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| 東 | |
dung1
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[1] [n] east; eastern [2] [v] travel eastward [3] [n] host; master; owner [4] a Chinese family name Stroke count: 8
Level: 1
Radical: 木 (#75)
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| 東 / 东 | |
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Don't confuse with: 車柬束朿 |
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| This character was last edited on 6th Jul 2008 | |
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東方
dung1 fong1 = Oriental; the Orient; eastern
吃東西
hek3 dung1 sai1 = to eat國
廣東
gwong2 dung1 = Guangdong; Canton province
東西
dung1 sai1 = east-west; thing; person
廣東話
gwong2 dung1 waa6*2 = Cantonese language
東北
dung1 bak1 = northeast
東南
dung1 naam4 = southeast
東南西北
dung1 naam4 sai1 bak1 = the four cardinal directions
中東
zung1 dung1 = Middle East
東面
dung1 min6 = east side; eastern face (of a hill, etc.)See all 189 compounds |
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Showing all 8 examples containing 東
我唔識講廣東話 粵
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I don't speak Cantonese.
我識聽廣東話 粵
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I understand [spoken] Cantonese.
呢個用廣東話點講呀? 粵
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How do you say this in Cantonese?
我啲廣東話好到你唔信呀！ 粵
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My Cantonese is better than you think! [bragging]
我們家裡有太多好吃的東西了 國
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We have so much nice food in the house.
我住開東區 粵
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I've been living in the East End
廣東話好難學 粵
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Cantonese is very difficult to learn.
你啲廣東話進步咗好多！ 粵
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Your Cantonese has improved a lot! Legend 國 : Written Chinese only 粵 : Spoken Cantonese only |
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Decimal representation of this word: 東
Unicode code for this character: U+6771 (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 東
Unicode code for this character: U+6771 (off-site link)
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