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東西

thing

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

dong1xi1 • dōngxī

Alternative Pinyin

dong1xi5 • dōngxi

Meaning

Primary

thing

Alternatives

things

Mnemonic

Perusing a museum, you come across an artifact labeled 東西 Thing. It keeps on saying "東 east and 西 west" repeatedly. What a strange 東西 thing.

Usage

那 是 什麼 東西？

What is that thing?

東西 貴 了。

Things have gotten more expensive.

我 想 買 一些 東西。

I want to buy some things.