Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
东南
dōngnán
Description
东南是一个方向，在东和南的中间。
"东南" is a direction between east and south.
我们常常说“东南”来告诉别人一个地方在哪里。
We often say "东南" to tell others where a place is.
Meanings
东南dōngnán
southeast (direction between east and south)
我家在城市的东南。
My home is in the southeast of the city.
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Notes
- Etymology
compound of 东 (east) + 南 (south), naming the direction between them.
- Nuance
Chinese usually says 东南 (east-south), the reverse order of English 'southeast'.
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