东非 (dōng Fēi) — East Africa | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

East Africa

东非。
dōng Fēi Yǒu hěn duō zhù míng de yě shēng dòng wù bǎo hù qū.
East Africa has many famous wildlife reserves.
东非。
Tā yì zhí mèng xiǎng qù dōng Fēi lǚ xíng.
She has always dreamed of traveling to East Africa.
东非。
dōng Fēi De jīng jì jìn nián lái fā zhǎn hěn kuài.
East Africa's economy has developed rapidly in recent years.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 東; 东 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 東 originally drew a full bag tied at both ends. The simplified 东 is a later shorthand, not the historical shape.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 非 is drawn from two wings facing opposite directions. It later came to be used for going against or not being.