东北 (dōng běi): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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东北
东北
(dōng běi): Northeast China (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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东 • dōng • east • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
dōng
东
east
北 • běi • north • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
běi
北
north
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 东北.
Words with
东
东西
dōng xi
thing
东南
dōng nán
southeast
东方
dōng fāng
Dongfang; a compound Chinese surname; the East
东部
dōng bù
the east
房东
fáng dōng
landlord/landlady
股东
gǔ dōng
shareholder
东道主
dōng dào zhǔ
host; one who pays for a meal
东张西望
dōng zhāng xī wàng
look all around
Words with
北
北京
běi jīng
Beijing
北方
běi fāng
the north
西北
xī běi
Northwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang)
北部
běi bù
northern part
北极
běi jí
the North Pole
北美洲
běi měi zhōu
North America
南辕北辙
nán yuán běi zhé
to act in a way that defeats one's purpose [idiom]
以北
yǐ běi
north of; to the north
4.
Example Sentences with 东北
dōng
东
běi
北
de
的
dōng
冬
tiān
天
hěn
很
lěng
冷
。
Winter in the northeast is very cold.
wǒ
我
de
的
jiā
家
zài
在
Dōng
东
běi
北
。
My home is in Northeast China.
dōng
东
běi
北
yǒu
有
hěn
很
duō
多
sēn
森
lín
林
。
shěn
沈
yáng
阳
shì
是
dōng
东
běi
北
zhòng
重
yào
要
de
的
gōng
tā
他
de
的
kǒu
口
yīn
音
hěn
很
dú
独
tè
特
,
yì
一
Northeast China has many forests.
工
yè
业
chéng
城
shì
市
。
Shenyang is an important industrial city in Northeast China
tīng
听
jiù
就
zhī
知
dào
道
shì
是
dōng
东
běi
北
rén
人
。
His accent is very distinctive; you can tell he's from Northeast China as soon as you hear him.