Chinese word

东南

Pronunciation

Pinyindōng nán

Meaning

  • nounsoutheast

Example

商店在村子的东南角落。shāng diàn zài cūn zi de dōng nán jiǎo luò

The store is in the southeast corner of the village.

Illustration for 东南 (southeast)

More examples

小船向东南行驶。xiǎo chuán xiàng dōng nán xíng shǐ

The small boat sailed southeast.

Core concept

The diagonal direction between east and south, or a place in that part of an area.

Common phrases

  • 向东南走xiàng dōng nán zǒu

    go southeast

  • 东南方向dōng nán fāng xiàng

    southeast direction

Similar words

东南方dōng nán fāng: A way of naming the diagonal direction that lies between east and south.
东南部dōng nán bù: The part of a larger place that lies toward the southeast.
东南方向dōng nán fāng xiàng: The direction in which something moves or lies toward the southeast.

Definition in Chinese

表示从正东向正南之间的方向，也可指某地的东南部位。biǎo shì cóng zhèng dōng xiàng zhèng nán zhī jiān de fāng xiàng yě kě zhǐ mǒu dì de dōng nán bù wèi

Word origin

东 (dōng, "east") + 南 (nán, "south") names the direction between those two sides and the area lying there.

Usage tips

  • In location phrases, 东南 (dōngnán, "southeast") often comes before the place word, identifying that place's southeastern side.

Opposites

  • 西北方xī běi fāngnorthwest directionnoun

Related words

  • 东南风dōng nán fēngsoutheast windnoun
  • 东南方dōng nán fāngsoutheast directionnoun

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