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东南 (dōng nán): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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东南 (dōng nán): Southeast (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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东南 consists of 2 characters.

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 东南.

Words with 东

东西dōng xiHSK 1
房东fáng dōngHSK 4
东北Dōng běi
东方Dōng fāng
东边dōng bian
东部dōng bù
东郭dōng guō
浦东pǔ dōng

Words with 南

南北nán běi
南方nán fāng
南极nán jí
南瓜nán guā
南边nán bian
南部nán bù
指南zhǐ nán
淮南huái nán

Example Sentences with 东南

fēng风

cóng从

dōng东

nán南

fāng方

xiàng向

chuī吹

lái来

。

The wind is blowing from the southeast direction.

liú榴

lián莲

shì是

dōng东

nán南

yà亚

de的

tè特

sè色

miǎn缅

diàn甸

shì是

yí一

gè个

měi美

lì丽

de的

dōng东

nán

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zhè这

zuò座

xīn新

jiàn建

de的

tú图

shū书

guǎn

shuǐ水

guǒ果

。

Durian is a specialty fruit of Southeast Asia

南

yà亚

guó国

jiā家

。

Myanmar is a beautiful Southeast Asian country

馆

wèi位

yú于

xiào校

yuán园

de的

dōng东

nán南

jiǎo角

，

huán环

jìng境

shí十

fēn分

yōu幽

jìng静

。

This newly built library is located in the southeast corner of the campus, offering a very tranquil environment.