dōng fāng
est
东方红，太阳升，中国出了个毛泽东。
Dōngfāng hóng, tàiyáng shēng, Zhōngguó chūle ge Máo Zédōng.
The East is red, the sun is rising, China has produced a Mao Zedong.
东方明珠广播电视塔是中国上海的标志性建筑之一。
Dōngfāng míngzhū guǎngbò diànshì tǎ shì Zhōngguó Shànghǎi de biāozhìxìng jiànzhù zhī yī.
The Oriental Pearl Radio & TV Tower is one of the landmark buildings in Shanghai, China.
东方航空公司是中国三大航空公司之一。
Dōngfāng hángkōng gōngsī shì Zhōngguó sān dà hángkōng gōngsī zhī yī.
China Eastern Airlines is one of the three major airlines in China.
东部 (dōngbù)
east
东方 (dōngfāng)
east
西方 (xīfāng)
West
东方 (dōngfāng)
East
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The Chinese word 东方 (dōngfāng) for "east" is composed of two characters: 东 (dōng) and 方 (fāng). The character 东 originally depicted the sun rising over the horizon, and thus came to represent the east. The character 方 originally meant "square" or "region", and was later used to refer to the four cardinal directions. When combined, the two characters 东方 literally mean "the square of the rising sun", and thus refer to the east.It's worth noting that the character 东 is also used in other words related to the east, such as 东方红 (dōngfāng hóng, "The East is Red"), a famous Chinese patriotic song, and 东方明珠 (dōngfāng míngzhū, "Oriental Pearl"), a nickname for the city of Shanghai.
