VividHanzi · Dictionary

东西 dōng xi

HSK 1 word · traditional 東西

Meanings

• thing
• stuff
• person

Characters

• 东 dōng: east
• 西 xī: west

Example sentences

这是什么东西？
What the hell is this?
Tatoeba #380256 by sysko (CC BY 2.0 FR)

这东西多少钱？
How much does this cost?
Tatoeba #420698 by sysko (CC BY 2.0 FR)

她去买东西。
She's going out to buy some things.
Tatoeba #2200437 by johannjunge (CC BY 2.0 FR)

Meanings and readings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).