东亚
Dōng yà
Pinyin

Definition

东亚
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Dōng yà
  1. East Asia

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

亚军
yà jūn
  1. 1 second place (in a sports contest)
  2. 2 runner-up
广东
Guǎng dōng
  1. 1 Guangdong province (Kwangtung) in south China, short name 粵|粤[Yuè], capital Guangzhou 廣州|广州
东
Dōng
  1. 1 surname Dong
东方
Dōng fāng
  1. 1 the East
  2. 2 the Orient
  3. 3 two-character surname Dongfang
东莞
Dōng guǎn
  1. 1 Dongguan prefecture-level city in Guangdong 廣東省|广东省[Guǎng dōng shěng]
东西
dōng xī
  1. 1 east and west
诺基亚
Nuò jī yà
  1. 1 Nokia (company name)
三亚
Sān yà
  1. 1 Sanya prefecture level city, Hainan
三亚市
Sān yà shì
  1. 1 Sanya prefecture level city, Hainan
中亚
Zhōng Yà
  1. 1 Central Asia
中东
Zhōng dōng
  1. 1 Middle East
丹东
Dān dōng
  1. 1 Dandong prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China
亚
Yà
  1. 1 Asia
  2. 2 Asian
  3. 3 Taiwan pr. [Yǎ]
亚健康
yà jiàn kāng
  1. 1 suboptimal health status
亚太
Yà Tài
  1. 1 Asia-Pacific
亚太区
Yà Tài qū
  1. 1 Asian area
  2. 2 the Far East
  3. 3 Asia Pacific region
亚历山大
Yà lì shān dà
  1. 1 Alexander (name)
  2. 2 Alexandria (town name)
亚洲
Yà zhōu
  1. 1 Asia
  2. 2 abbr. for 亞細亞洲|亚细亚洲[Yà xì yà Zhōu]
亚热带
yà rè dài
  1. 1 subtropical (zone or climate)
亚特兰大
Yà tè lán dà
  1. 1 Atlanta

Idioms (20)

付之东流
fù zhī dōng liú
  1. 1 to commit to the waters (idiom); to lose sth irrevocably
借东风
jiè dōng fēng
  1. 1 lit. to use the eastern wind (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to use sb's help
只欠东风
zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng
  1. 1 all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item
各奔东西
gè bèn dōng xī
  1. 1 to go separate ways (idiom)
  2. 2 to part ways with sb
  3. 3 Taiwan pr. [gè bēn dōng xī]
失之东隅，收之桑榆
shī zhī dōng yú , shōu zhī sāng yú
  1. 1 to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom)
  2. 2 to compensate later for one's earlier loss
  3. 3 what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts
拆东墙补西墙
chāi dōng qiáng bǔ xī qiáng
  1. 1 lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west wall (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
  2. 2 Rob Peter to pay Paul
拆东补西
chāi dōng bǔ xī
  1. 1 lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
  2. 2 Rob Peter to pay Paul
东倒西歪
dōng dǎo xī wāi
  1. 1 to lean unsteadily from side to side (idiom)
  2. 2 to sway
  3. 3 (of buildings etc) to lean at a crazy angle
东兔西乌
dōng tù xī wū
  1. 1 lit. the sun setting and the moon rising (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the passage of time
东奔西走
dōng bēn xī zǒu
  1. 1 to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
  2. 2 to bustle about
  3. 3 to hopscotch
  4. 4 also 東跑西顛|东跑西颠[dōng pǎo xī diān]
东奔西跑
dōng bēn xī pǎo
  1. 1 to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
  2. 2 to bustle about
东家长西家短
dōng jiā cháng xī jiā duǎn
  1. 1 to gossip (idiom)
东山再起
dōng shān zài qǐ
  1. 1 lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom); fig. to make a comeback
东张西望
dōng zhāng xī wàng
  1. 1 to look in all directions (idiom)
  2. 2 to glance around
东征西怨
dōng zhēng xī yuàn
  1. 1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
东征西讨
dōng zhēng xī tǎo
  1. 1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
东拉西扯
dōng lā xī chě
  1. 1 to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently
东掩西遮
dōng yǎn xī zhē
  1. 1 to cover up the truth on all sides (idiom)
东施效颦
Dōng Shī xiào pín
  1. 1 lit. Dong Shi imitates Xi Shi's frown (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to mimick sb's idiosyncrasies but make a fool of oneself
东窗事发
dōng chuāng shì fā
  1. 1 (of a plot etc) to be exposed (idiom)
  2. 2 to come to light

Sample Sentences

同种同宗是有可能的，东亚人本来就有很多相同的特征。但也说明不了中国人是日本人的祖先呀！
tóngzhǒngtóngzōng shì yǒu kěnéng de ，dōngyàrén běnlái jiù yǒu hěnduō xiāngtóng de tèzhēng 。dàn yě shuōmíngbùliǎo zhōngguórén shì rìběnrén de zǔxiān yā ！
It's very possible that we have a lot in common. There are many distinctive points of similarity among East Asian peoples. But that doesn't mean that the Chinese are the ancestors of the Japanese!
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