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东夷

Eastern Barbarians

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

dong1yi2 • dōngyí

Meaning

Primary

Eastern Barbarians

Alternatives

Eastern Barbarian, Dongyi

Mnemonic

The 东夷 Eastern Barbarians are 夷 barbarians that lived to the 东 East of the Chinese of the central plains in ancient China.

Usage

东夷 的 文化 很 不 一样。

The culture of the Eastern Barbarians was very different.

历史 书 中 记载 了 东夷 的 起源。

History books recorded the origins of the Eastern Barbarians.

古代 中国 与 东夷 之间 有 贸易 关系。

Ancient China had trade relations with the Eastern Barbarians.