# 东方 (dōngfāng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 东方 (dōngfāng) means “east; the East”. It is part of the HSK 2 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: east; the East
- Pinyin: dōngfāng (dong1 fang1)
- Traditional: 東方
- HSK 3.0 · Level 2

## Examples

- 太阳从东方升起。
  Tàiyáng cóng dōngfāng shēngqǐ.
  The sun rises from the east.

## Characters

- [东](https://hanziro.com/word/dong-east/) (dōng): east
- [方](https://hanziro.com/word/fang-square/) (fāng): square; power or involution (math.)

https://hanziro.com/word/dong-fang-east/

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