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

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Character Breakdown

东 • dōng • east • HSK 2.0 L3
HSK 3
dōng东

east

西 • xī • west • HSK 2.0 L3
HSK 3
xī西

west

Word Info

Pinyindōng xi
Meaningthing
Characters2
SyntaxNoun
4.

How to Use 东西 in Sentences

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
Verb + Objectwith买
mǎi买
dōng东
xi西
neutral
5.

Example Sentences with 东西

zhè这
shì是
yí一
gè个
dōng东
xi西

HSK 1 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 东西.

  • 衣服yī fuclothes
  • 电脑diàn nǎocomputer
  • 名字míng zigiven name
  • 没有méi yǒudon't have
  • 老师lǎo shīteacher
  • 什么shénmewhat; something
  • 学习xué xíto learn; to study
  • 儿子ér zison
  • 椅子yǐ zichair
  • 看见kàn jiànsee
  • 现在xiàn zàinow
  • 妈妈mā mamother
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 东西.

Words with 东
  • 东北dōng běiNortheast China
  • 东南dōng nánsoutheast
  • 东方dōng fāngDongfang; a compound Chinese surname; the East
  • 东部
neutral
a thing
good thing
buy things
。
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
xi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
xi西
。
Please take good care of your personal belongings.
dōng bù
the east
  • 房东fáng dōnglandlord/landlady
  • 股东gǔ dōngshareholder
  • 东道主dōng dào zhǔhost; one who pays for a meal
  • 东张西望dōng zhāng xī wànglook all around
    • Words with 西
    • 西瓜xī guāwatermelon
    • 西北xī běiNorthwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang)
    • 西南xī nánsouthwest
    • 西方xī fāngthe West
    • 西部xī bùwestern part
    • 西红柿xī hóng shìtomato
    • 西装xī zhuāngsuit
    • 西餐xī cānWestern-style food