东西

dōngxi

thing; stuff

nounHSK 3.0 word list · Band 1trad. 東西

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Dictionary entry

thing; stuff; person

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西

See it in sentences

你买了什么东西？

Nǐ mǎi le shénme dōngxi?

English

What did you buy?

这些东西很便宜。

Zhèxiē dōngxi hěn piányi.

English

These things are cheap.

Goes with

  • 买东西buy things
  • 吃东西eat something
  • 好东西good stuff
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