东 dōng
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
东道主
dōngdàozhǔ
host; host party
Characters in this word
道 dào
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 首 chief, head, leader
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
主 zhǔ
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 丶 — dot
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 作为本届论坛的东道主，这座城市不仅承担接待工作，也借机展示了治理能力。 Zuòwéi běn jiè lùntán de dōngdàozhǔ, zhè zuò chéngshì bùjǐn chéngdān jiēdài gōngzuò, yě jièjī zhǎnshì le zhìlǐ nénglì. As host of this forum, the city not only handled reception work but also used the opportunity to display its governance capacity.
- 作为东道主，我们准备了丰盛的晚宴。 Zuòwéi dōngdàozhǔ, wǒmen zhǔnbèi le fēngshèng de wǎnyàn. As hosts, we prepared a sumptuous dinner.
- 这次运动会的东道主是一座海边小城。 Zhè cì yùndònghuì de dōngdàozhǔ shì yí zuò hǎibiān xiǎochéng. The host of this sports meet is a small seaside town.
Related words
- 东 dōng east
- 东边 dōngbian east side
- 东西 dōngxi thing, stuff
- 东北 dōngběi northeast
- 东方 dōngfāng east
- 东南 dōngnán southeast
- 东部 dōngbù eastern part
- 房东 fángdōng landlord
- 东奔西走 dōngbēnxīzǒu to run around busily; to rush about here and there
- 东张西望 dōngzhāngxīwàng to look around distractedly; to gaze about
- 股东 gǔdōng shareholder
- 知道 zhīdào to know