东道主 dōngdàozhǔ

1. host for a party or conference

These meanings come from the same dictionary that powers the Chinese to Pinyin translator and the Chinese to English translator, so a whole sentence containing 东道主 will read it the same way this page does.

东道主 is written with 3 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

What does 东道主 mean in English?

东道主 is pronounced dōngdàozhǔ and means host for a party or conference.

How do you pronounce 东道主?

东道主 is dōngdàozhǔ in pinyin — written dongdaozhu without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 东道主?

东道主 is written with 3 characters: 东 (dōng) East (owner - host), 道 (dào) Road (direction - mw for orders and lines), 主 (zhǔ) Lord (master - host - owner - primary - idea - take charge - favor). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 东道主 written in traditional Chinese?

東道主. The simplified form 东道主 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 東道主 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced dōngdàozhǔ.

Is 东道主 an HSK word?

Yes — 东道主 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.