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东西 dōngxi
东西 (dōngxi) means "thing". It is a word from HSK 1 (N), number 134 in this course by how often it appears.
- Meaning
- thing; stuff; person
- Pinyin
- dōngxi
- Traditional
- 東西
- Measure words
- 个, 件
- Level
- HSK 1
- Characters
- 东 西
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Example sentences
- 她去买东西。
She's going out to buy some things.
Tatoeba: johannjunge / FeuDRenais2 - 这是什么东西？
What the hell is this?
Tatoeba: sysko / megamanenm - 这东西多少钱？
How much does this cost?
Tatoeba: sysko / aliene
Learned together
In the course, "东西" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.