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south-east

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

dong1nan2 dōngnán

Meaning


Primary

south-east

Alternatives

east-south, southeast

Hint

For ordinal direction in Chinese, east/west comes before north/south. This is the opposite of English.

Mnemonic


If you first go 南 south then go 東 east, you are traveling 東南 south-east.

Usage


中國 東南 地區

south-east regions of China

東南亞

South-East Asia

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