东南(dōng nán): southeast
southeast
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
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Example sentences
How 东南 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
浙江省地处中国东南沿海，隶属于华东地区。
zhè jiāng shěng dì chǔ zhōng guó dōng nán yán hǎi lì shǔ yú huá dōng dì qū
Zhejiang Province is located on the southeastern coast of China and belongs to the East China region.
飞机向东南方向飞去。
fēi jī xiàng dōng nán fāng xiàng fēi qù
The airplane flew towards the southeast.
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