东西 Traditional: 東西
Pinyin IPA [tʊŋ˥ ɕi] Zhuyin
HSK 1 noun 名词 Book 1 · Lesson 14 freq #226
Meaning
- noun 名词
- thing
- stuff
A thing or object — the everyday word for "stuff". Note the tones: as "thing" it is dōngxi, but 东西 with full tones (dōngxī) means "east and west".
- thing
- stuff
- person
Measure Words
- 个gè
- 件jiàn
Examples
| 有人在吃东西。 | yǒu rén zài chī dōng xī | Somebody is eating. |
| 你在吃东西吗？ | nǐ zài chī dōng xī ma | Have you been eating? |
| 我想吃点东西。 | wǒ xiǎng chī diǎn dōng xī | I'd like something to eat. |
Other Pronunciations 多音字
[dōng xī] east and west beyond HSK 1 usage
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