Chinese word

朝东

Pronunciation

Pinyincháo dōng

Meaning

  • verbface east

Example

这套房子窗户朝东，采光好。zhè tào fáng zi chuāng hù cháo dōng cǎi guāng hǎo

The windows in this house face east, so they get plenty of natural light.

Illustration for 朝东 (face east)

More examples

我们的办公室不朝东，早上需要开灯。wǒ men de bàn gōng shì bù cháo dōng zǎo shàng xū yào kāi dēng

Our office does not face east, so we need to turn on the lights in the morning.

Core concept

A building or object has its front, windows, or open side turned toward the eastern side.

Common phrases

  • 办公室朝东bàn gōng shì cháo dōng

    office faces east

  • 卧室朝东wò shì cháo dōng

    bedroom faces east

Similar words

向东xiàng dōng: Being directed toward the east.
朝向cháo xiàng: Being oriented toward a particular direction.
面向miàn xiàng: Having the front face a person, place, or direction.

Definition in Chinese

指朝向东侧或以东为方向，常用于表示建筑物或物体的方位。zhǐ cháo xiàng dōng cè huò yǐ dōng wèi fāng xiàng cháng yòng yú biǎo shì jiàn zhù wù huò wù tǐ de fāng wèi

Word origin

朝东 (cháodōng, "face east") combines 朝 (cháo, "face toward") + 东 (dōng, "east"), using a direction word after 朝 to name the way something is turned.

Usage tips

  • English speakers may hear face as a momentary action, but this construction usually describes a stable feature of a building, room, or window.

Other meanings

  • be east-facingverb

Opposites

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