近东

近 jìn HSK 2 #1,100

near / close

东边日出西边雨 dōngbiānrìchūxībiānyǔ

sun rises in the east while rain falls in the west — a paradoxical, mixed situation; or: feelings that are both 'there and not there' / literally: on the east side, the sun comes out; on the west side, rain

东方风来满眼春 dōngfāngfēngláimǎnyǎnchūn

the east wind blows and spring fills the eye / the east wind brings spring everywhere the eye can see

东风第一枝 dōngfēngdìyīzhī

first branch to bloom in the east wind / (fig.) the earliest harbinger of spring — often a plum blossom / (lit.) east-wind number-one branch / also the name of a classical 词牌 (cí tune pattern)

东风夜放花千树 dōngfēngyèfànghuāqiānshù

the east wind by night blooms a thousand trees of flowers / (of the Lantern Festival) lanterns blaze like spring blossoms overnight / (lit.) east wind at night releases a thousand trees of flowers

忙趁东风放纸鸢 mángchèndōngfēngfàngzhǐyuān

hurrying to catch the east wind, they fly their kites / (fig.) a classic spring scene of children at play / (lit.) hurriedly taking advantage of east-wind, release paper-kite

任尔东西南北风 rèněrdōngxīnánběifēng

let the winds blow from east, west, south, or north — steadfast, unshaken by any outside pressure / literally: let you [blow as] east, west, south or north wind

东区 dōngqū #8,891

east district; eastern district / East Side (of a city)

近义词 jìnyìcí

near-synonym / word with similar meaning

东边 dōngbian HSK 1 #10,398

east side / to the east