Search the dictionary A Chinese word or character, or English Search 5 entries. dōngdé 东德 East Germany (1945-1990) dōngdé 東德 East Germany (1945-1990) dǒngde 懂得 to understand wūdōngdé 乌东德 Wudongde, the name of a hydroelectric dam on the Jinsha River 金沙江[Jin1 sha1 Jiang1] at a point where the river forms a border between Yunnan and Sichuan wūdōngdé 烏東德 Wudongde, the name of a hydroelectric dam on the Jinsha River 金沙江[Jin1 sha1 Jiang1] at a point where the river forms a border between Yunnan and Sichuan