東北九省 dōngběijiǔshěng the nine provinces of Northeast China Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 东北 東北 dōngběi nounproper noun Northeast China The northeastern region of China, historically known as Manchuria, which includes the provinces of Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang九 jiǔ numeral nine the number nine省 shěng noun province major administrative division of a country; province; provincial capital