No published English translation for this sentence.
东南西北
east, south, west and north
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Meaning and common use
east, south, west and north
all directions
How 东南西北 actually appears in real sentences.
These sentences are copied from the Tatoeba corpus, so they are real usage rather than generated text. 东南西北 appears in 4 of the 89,190 sentences we searched. Sentences without a published English translation are shown in Chinese only.
No published English translation for this sentence.
No published English translation for this sentence.
Words that keep company with 东南西北.
Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 东南西北.
Directly before
- 宇是东南西北1
Directly after
- 东南西北闯1
- 东南西北上下1
- 东南西北洽北北1
- 东南西北张大嘴1
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
About 东南西北
What does 东南西北 mean in Chinese?
东南西北 (dōngnánxīběi) means east, south, west and north.
How do you pronounce 东南西北?
东南西北 is pronounced dōngnánxīběi.
Is 东南西北 an HSK word?
东南西北 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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