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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)
买东西
mǎidōngxi
to do one's shopping
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
两样东西
liǎngyàngdōngxi
two distinct things
各奔东西
gèbèndōngxī
to go separate ways (idiom)
不是东西
bùshìdōngxi
(derog.) to be a good-for-nothing
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)
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
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
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
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
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
你总是吃甜的东西，会越吃越胖。
Nǐ zǒngshì chī tián de dōngxi,huì yuè chī yuè pàng.
You always eat sweet things; the more you eat, the fatter you'll get.
Text 2
我没买，这些都是王方的东西。
Wǒ méi mǎi, zhèxiē dōu shì Wáng Fāng de dōngxi.
I didn't buy them; these are all Wang Fang's things.
Text 3
我看你还是把重要的东西放在我这儿吧。
Wǒ kàn nǐ háishi bǎ zhòngyào de dōngxi fàng zài wǒ zhèr ba.
I think you'd better leave the important things with me.
Text 3
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