东西

Meaningdōng xi(noun, locality, person name)

thing; stuff; person

Measure words: 个、件

Examples

• 我去超市买东西。

  wǒ qù chāo shì mǎi dōng xi.

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

• 你的东西别忘了带走。

  nǐ de dōng xi bié wàng le dài zǒu.

  Don't forget to take your things.

• 这是什么东西？

  zhè shì shén me dōng xi?

  What is this thing?

Easily confused

• 东西 (dōngxī) — With neutral-tone xi it means thing; with full xī it means east and west.

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Meaningdōng xī(noun, locality, person name)

east and west

Examples

• 这条街东西长两公里。

  zhè tiáo jiē dōng xi cháng liǎng gōng lǐ.

  This street runs two kilometers from east to west.

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