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东西 (dōng xi): Meaning, Examples & Usage | HSK 1

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东西 (dōng xi): Thing (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

东西 consists of 2 characters.

Word Info

Pinyindōng xi

Meaningthing

Characters2

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HSK 3.0Level 1

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Word东西

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3.

How to Use 东西 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 东西 with other words naturally.

Subject + Verbwith贵

dōng东

xi西

hěn很

guì贵

neutral

things are expensive

Measure Word + Nounwith个

yí一

gè个

dōng东

xi西

Adjective + Nounwith好

hǎo好

dōng东

xi西

neutral

good thing

Verb + Objectwith买

mǎi买

dōng东

xi西

neutral

buy things

4.

Example Sentences with 东西

zhè这

shì是

yí一

gè个

dōng东

xī西

。

neutral

a thing

This is a thing.

zhè这

shì是

nǐ你

de的

dōng东

xi西

ma吗

？

Is this your thing?

zhuō桌

zi子

shàng上

yǒu有

hěn很

duō多

dōng东

xi西

。

There are many things on the table.

nǐ你

de的

dōng东

xī西

fàng放

zài在

zhuō桌

zi子

shàng上

le了

。

Your things are on the table.

qǐng请

bǎo保

guǎn管

hǎo好

nín您

de的

gè个

rén人

dōng东

xī西

。

Please take good care of your personal belongings.

wǒ我

qù去

chāo超

shì市

mǎi买

diǎn点

dōng东

xī西

。

I'm going to the supermarket to buy some things.

nǐ你

mǎi买

le了

shén什

me么

dōng东

xī西

？

What did you buy?

wǒ我

méi没

yǒu有

dài带

rèn任

hé何

dōng东

xī西

。

I didn't bring anything.

zhè这

ge个

dōng东

xī西

zěn怎

me么

yòng用

？

How do you use this thing?

zhè这

ge个

dōng东

xī西

yòu又

pián便

yi宜

yòu又

hǎo好

yòng用

。

This thing is both cheap and useful.

HSK 1 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 东西.

学生xué shengstudent
一点儿yī diǎn era bit
儿子ér zison
后面hòu miànat the back; behind; later
不客气bú kè qiyou're welcome; impolite
出租车chū zū chētaxi
对不起duì bu qǐsorry
医生yī shengdoctor
中午zhōng wǔmidday
商店shāng diànshop
工作gōng zuòjob; work
妈妈mā mamother

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Words with 东

东北Dōng běiHSK 3
东南dōng nánHSK 3
东方Dōng fāngHSK 3
东部dōng bùHSK 4
房东fáng dōngHSK 4
股东gǔ dōngHSK 6

东道主

dōng dào zhǔ

HSK 6

东张西望dōng zhāng xī wàngHSK 6

Words with 西

西瓜xī guāHSK 2
西北Xī běiHSK 3
西南xī nánHSK 3
西方Xī fāngHSK 3
西部xī bùHSK 4
西红柿xī hóng shìHSK 4
西装xī zhuāngHSK 5
西餐xī cānHSK 5