n.

1. 東，東方[the S]
   China faces the Pacific on the east.

   中國東臨太平洋。

2. （常大寫）（一國，一地區之）東部；美國東部；東方國家，亞洲國家[the S]
   Japan is in the east of Asia.

   日本位於亞洲東部。

3. 東風

a.

1. 東的，東方的，東部的
   The east wall of the house is painted red.

   這房子的東牆被塗成紅色。

   He has just returned from East Africa.

   他剛從東非回來。

2. 在東方的；向東的；朝東的
3. （風等）來自東方的
   an east wind

   東風

ad.

1. 向東方；在東方；來自東方
   He walked east.

   他向東走去。

n.

1. the direction towards the point of the horizon where the sun rises at the equinoxes, on the right-hand side of a person facing north.
2. the eastern part of a country, region, or town.
   ▸ (the East) the regions or countries lying to the east of Europe, especially China, Japan, and India.
   ▸ (the East) historical the former communist states of eastern Europe.

adj.

1. lying towards, near, or facing the east.
2. (of a wind) blowing from the east.

adv.