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

John-H8

John-H8

What is the Chinese for northeast? a. 东北 or b. 北东
Robert-C7

Robert-C7

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

John-H8

Thank you for your explanation.

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