What is the Chinese for northeast?
a. 东北 or b. 北东
What is the Chinese for northeast? a. 东北 or b. 北东

John-H8
August 24, 2014

Robert-C7
August 24, 2014
In China, the east/west axis is more important than the north/south axis so in Chinese, they would say east-north
northeast = 东北 (dōngběi)

John-H8
August 25, 2014
Thank you for your explanation.