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    Referring to the "east" or "orient" with 东方 (dōngfāng)

    Direction & Movement
    Location & Position

    Explanation

    The noun 东方 (dōngfāng) means "the east" or "the Orient." It can refer to a geographical direction or broadly to Eastern cultures and countries. For example, 中国的东方 means "the east of China."

    Examples

    • 东方的天空渐渐亮了起来。

      Dōngfāng de tiānkōng jiànjiàn liàng le qǐlái.

      The sky in the east gradually brightened.

    • 很多西方人对东方文化充满了好奇。

      Hěn duō xīfāng rén duì dōngfāng wénhuà chōngmǎn le hàoqí.

      Many Westerners are full of curiosity about Eastern culture.

    • 太阳从东方升起,从西方落下。

      Tàiyáng cóng dōngfāng shēng qǐ, cóng xīfāng luò xià.

      The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.