近东

近東
Jìndōng
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Meanings

  1. 1 the Near East

Examples

Jìndōng dìqū shì rénlèi wénmíng de yáolán zhī yī.
The Near East is one of the cradles of human civilization.
Gǔdài Jìndōng bāokuò Měisuǒbùdámǐyà, Āijí hé Lífánte.
The ancient Near East includes Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Levant.

Tips

usage
Mirrors the Eurocentric trio 近东 (Near East), 中东 (Middle East), 远东 (Far East). 近东 traditionally refers to the eastern Mediterranean — Turkey, the Levant, sometimes Egypt — while 中东 covers the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. In modern Chinese news 中东 is far more common; 近东 mainly appears in historical or archaeological contexts.

Stroke Order

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