以东

以東

yǐdōng

phrase #28,546

Meanings

1 to the east of
2 east of (a given location)

Characters

by means of; according to; in order to

Examples

HSK 4

城市以东有一片森林。

Chéngshì yǐdōng yǒu yī piàn sēnlín.

There is a forest to the east of the city.

HSK 5

长城以东是华北平原。

Chángchéng yǐdōng shì Huáběi Píngyuán.

To the east of the Great Wall is the North China Plain.

Tips

grammar

以东 functions as a directional suffix attached to a place name: [place] + 以东 = 'to the east of [place]'. The same pattern applies to 以西 (west of), 以南 (south of), 以北 (north of).

Stroke Order

以 yǐ

东 dōng