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HSK
2

northeast

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

dong1bei3 dōngběi

Meaning


Primary

northeast

Alternatives

north-east, northeastern

Mnemonic


東北 Northeast refers to the direction that is to the 東 east and 北 north.

Usage


他 住 在 城市 的 東北 部。

He lives in the northeast part of the city.

往 東北 方向 開車

drive towards the northeast direction

我 來自 中國 東北。

I'm from northeast China.