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以东 (yǐ dōng) — (suffix) to the east of, east of (used after a place name or location word)

Definition

Directional suffix meaning 'to the east of', placed after a place name (e.g. 长江以东 'east of the Yangtze'). More formal and written than the spoken 以东边.

suffix
to the east ofeast of (used after a place name or location word)

Examples

  • 以东。
    Xué xiào yǐ dōng yǒu yí gè gōng yuán.
    There is a park east of the school.
  • 以东。
    Zhè tiáo jiē yǐ dōng shì shāng yè qū.
    East of this street is the business district.
  • 以东。
    Cháng jiāng yǐ dōng de dì qū qì hòu wēn nuǎn.
    The regions east of the Yangtze River have a warm climate.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
前缀qiánzhuìPrefix

A fixed syllable in front that adds a shade of meaning but carries none of its own.

以yǐby
东dōngeast

“以东” means east of: “东” gives east, “以” supplies the sense of lying beyond a place.

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

The shape came from a drawing of a person carrying something; in 以, part of that person is still visible on the right.

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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.

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