dōng xi

Traditional: 東西

HSK 1

东西 (dōng xi) is a Chinese word meaning “thing; stuff; person”.

Meanings

  1. 1thing
  2. 2stuff
  3. 3person
  4. 4CL:個|个[ge4],件[jian4]
Part of speech
noun

Characters in 东西

东dōng · east西xī · west

Related words

东西east and west西west西the West墨西哥Mexico东east东surname Dong西班牙Spain西德West Germany西班牙语Spanish language西装suit东京Tokyo, capital of Japan西部western part

Study Chinese with flashcards →