正东

正東

zhèngdōng

noun #37,105

Meanings

1 due east
2 directly east

Characters

exactly / straight

Examples

太阳从正东方升起。

Tàiyáng cóng zhèngdōng fāng shēngqǐ.

The sun rises in due east.

沿这条路一直向正东走。

Yán zhè tiáo lù yīzhí xiàng zhèngdōng zǒu.

Follow this road heading due east.

Tips

grammar

正 + direction means 'due / directly (in that direction)': 正东 (due east), 正南 (due south), 正西 (due west), 正北 (due north). Often used in navigation, fengshui, and geographic descriptions.

Stroke Order

正 zhèng

东 dōng