Usage note
东表示东边，是一个方向。
dōng biǎo shì dōng biān， shì yí gè fāng xiàng。
东 means east, a direction.
Context note
东常出现在方向、地图和天气位置里。
dōng cháng chū xiàn zài fāng xiàng 、 dì tú hé tiān qì wèi zhì lǐ。
东 often appears in directions, maps, and location descriptions.
5 examples
东边有一座山。
dōng biān yǒu yí zuò shān。
There is a mountain to the east.
太阳从东边升起。
tài yáng cóng dōng biān shēng qǐ。
The sun rises in the east.
请往东走。
qǐng wǎng dōng zǒu。
Please walk east.
我们的教室在东边。
wǒ men de jiào shì zài dōng biān。
Our classroom is on the east side.
东风吹来了。
dōng fēng chuī lái le。
An east wind came.
5 mini stories
地图上东边有一个大公园。
dì tú shàng dōng biān yǒu yí gè dà gōng yuán。
On the map there is a big park to the east.
太阳从东边慢慢升起来。
tài yáng cóng dōng biān màn màn shēng qǐ lái。
The sun slowly rises from the east.
老师教我们认东南西北。
lǎo shī jiào wǒ men rèn dōng nán xī běi。
The teacher taught us to recognize east, south, west, and north.
我住在城市的东边，离学校不远。
wǒ zhù zài chéng shì de dōng biān， lí xué xiào bù yuǎn。
I live on the east side of the city and not far from school.
风从东边吹来，天气变凉了。
fēng cóng dōng biān chuī lái， tiān qì biàn liáng le。
The wind came from the east, and the weather became cooler.
Mini dialogue
太阳的方向
A
太阳从哪边升起？
Tàiyáng cóng nǎ biān shēngqǐ?
Which side does the sun rise from?
B
太阳从东边升起。
Tàiyáng cóng dōng biān shēngqǐ.
The sun rises from the east.
学校在哪
A
你的学校在家的哪边？
Nǐ de xuéxiào zài jiā de nǎ biān?
Which side of your home is your school?
B
在家的东边，走路十分钟。
Zài jiā de dōng biān, zǒulù shí fēnzhōng.
It's east of my home, a ten-minute walk.
Related words and contrasts
opposite
西
xī
west
东 (east) and 西 (west) are opposite directions.
related
南
nán
south
Another main direction, often learned together with 东.
related
北
běi
north
Another main direction, often learned together with 东.