Nounthing

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 东西.
东 stroke order svg
西 stroke order svg

Practice writing 东西 (dōng xi) with our free printable handwriting worksheet

Character Breakdown

东西 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 东西 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 东西 with other words naturally.
Subject + Verbwith
dōng
西
hěn
guì
neutral
things are expensive
Measure Word + Nounwith
dōng
西
neutral
a thing
Adjective + Nounwith
hǎo
dōng
西
neutral
good thing
Verb + Objectwith
mǎi
dōng
西
neutral
buy things

Example Sentences with 东西

zhè
shì
dōng
西
This is a thing.
de
dōng
西
fàng
zài
zhuō
zi
shàng
le
Your things are on the table.
qǐng
bǎo
guǎn
hǎo
nín
de
rén
dōng
西
Please take good care of your personal belongings.
chāo
shì
mǎi
diǎn
dōng
西
I'm going to the supermarket to buy some things.
mǎi
le
shén
me
dōng
西
What did you buy?
méi
yǒu
dài
rèn
dōng
西
I didn't bring anything.
zhè
ge
dōng
西
zěn
me
yòng
How do you use this thing?
zhè
ge
dōng
西
yòu
pián便
yi
yòu
hǎo
yòng
This thing is both cheap and useful.