east
south
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south-east
east-south, southeast
For ordinal direction in Chinese, east/west comes before north/south. This is the opposite of English.
我們 往 東南 走。
We’re walking southeast.
風 從 東南 吹 來。
The wind is blowing from the southeast.
學校 在 公園 的 東南 方。
The school is southeast of the park.