太阳从东方出来。
The sun rises in the east.
东方
the East; the Orient; two-character surname Dongfang
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东
方
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东
- 东西dōngxithingB1
- 东dōngsurname DongB3
- 东北dōngběiNortheast ChinaB3
- 东南dōngnánsoutheastB3
- 东部dōngbùthe eastB4
- 房东fángdōnglandlordB4
- 东奔西走dōngbēn-xīzǒuto run this way and that (idiom)B7
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他来自东方。
He comes from the East.