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东西
東西
dōngxi
1.
thing
2.
stuff
3.
person
4.
CL:[[個|个<gè>]], [[件<jiàn>]]
HSK 1
Character Breakdown
Compound Words (15)
坏东西
huàidōngxi
bastard
东西周
DōngXīZhōu
Eastern Zhou (1046-771 BC) and Western Zhou (770-221 BC)
东西宽
dōngxīkuān
east-west distance
东西德
DōngXīdé
East and West Germany
东西方
dōngxīfāng
east and west
东西湖
Dōngxīhú
Dongxihu district of Wuhan city [[武漢市|武汉市<Wǔhànshì>]], Hubei
老东西
lǎodōngxi
(derog.) old fool
买东西
mǎidōngxi
to do one's shopping
不是东西
bùshìdōngxi
(derog.) to be a good-for-nothing
两样东西
liǎngyàngdōngxi
two distinct things
各奔东西
gèbèndōngxī
to go separate ways (idiom)
东西半球
dōngxībànqiú
East and West hemispheres
东西南北
dōngxīnánběi
east west south north
东西湖区
Dōngxīhúqū
Dongxihu district of Wuhan city [[武漢市|武汉市<Wǔhànshì>]], Hubei
东西方文化
dōngxīfāngwénhuà
Eastern and Western culture
Example Sentences (10)
人们常说“一分钱一分货”，意思是东西的质量和价格有很大的关系，也可以说“便宜没好货，好货不便宜”，一般情况下，你花的钱越多，买的东西也就越好。
Rénmen cháng shuō "yì fēn qián yì fēn huò", yìsi shì dōngxi de zhìliàng hé jiàgé yǒu hěn dà de guānxi, yě kěyǐ shuō "piányi méi hǎo huò, hǎo huò bù piányi", yìbān qíngkuàng xià, nǐ huā de qián yuè duō, mǎi de dōngxi yě jiù yuè hǎo.
People often say "you get what you pay for", meaning that the quality of something is closely related to its price. You can also say "cheap isn't good; good isn't cheap". In general, the more money you spend, the better the things you buy.
Text 5
你在这个商店买过东西没有？
Nǐ zài zhège shāngdiàn mǎi guo dōngxi méiyǒu?
Have you ever bought anything at this store?
Text 4
你终于回来了！从哪儿买回来了这么多东西啊？
Nǐ zhōngyú huílái le! Cóng nǎr mǎi huílái le zhème duō dōngxi a?
You're finally back! Where did you buy so many things?
Text 1
人们常说“一分钱一分货”，意思是东西的质量和价格有很大的关系，也可以说“便宜没好货，好货不便宜”，一般情况下，你花的钱越多，买的东西也就越好。
Rénmen cháng shuō "yì fēn qián yì fēn huò", yìsi shì dōngxi de zhìliàng hé jiàgé yǒu hěn dà de guānxi, yě kěyǐ shuō "piányi méi hǎo huò, hǎo huò bù piányi", yìbān qíngkuàng xià, nǐ huā de qián yuè duō, mǎi de dōngxi yě jiù yuè hǎo.
People often say "you get what you pay for", meaning that the quality of something is closely related to its price. You can also say "cheap isn't good; good isn't cheap". In general, the more money you spend, the better the things you buy.
Text 5
我有点儿饿了，我们进超市买点儿东西吧。
Wǒ yǒu diǎnr è le, wǒmen jìn chāoshì mǎi diǎnr dōngxi ba.
I'm a bit hungry. Let's go into the supermarket and buy something.
Text 3
买过一次，这儿的东西还可以，就是不便宜。
Mǎi guo yí cì, zhèr de dōngxi hái kěyǐ, jiùshì bù piányi.
I bought once; the stuff here is okay, just not cheap.
Text 4
是啊，外边也不刮风，我们坐在外边一边看月亮一边吃点东西，怎么样？
Shì a, wàibian yě bù guā fēng, wǒmen zuò zài wàibian yībiān kàn yuèliang yībiān chī diǎn dōngxi, zěnmeyàng?
Yeah, it's not windy outside either. How about we sit outside, watch the moon, and eat something?
Text 3
每次下课前，我都会把下次学生需要带的东西写在黑板上，
Měi cì xià kè qián, wǒ dōu huì bǎ xià cì xuéshēng xūyào dài de dōngxi xiě zài hēibǎn shàng,
Before each class ends, I write on the blackboard the things students need to bring next time,
Text 4
今天买的东西太多了。再说，这个月家里已经花了五千多了。
Jīntiān mǎi de dōngxi tài duō le. Zàishuō, zhège yuè jiālǐ yǐjīng huā le wǔ qiān duō le.
I bought too many things today. Besides, our family has already spent more than five thousand this month.
Text 2
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