东西

dōng xī

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东西

dōng xi Noun thing; stuff

东西

dōng xī east and west

Definitions

1. east and west

Example Sentences

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他因为偷 东西 被送进了监狱。

He was sent to prison for stealing.

这个房间里的 东西 很杂。

The things in this room are very mixed.

吃 东西 。

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Words Containing 东西

• 不是东西 不是东西 bù shì dōng xi: (derog.) to be a good-for-nothing
• 两样东西 两样东西 liǎng yàng dōng xi: two distinct things
• 各奔东西 各奔东西 gè bèn dōng xī: to go separate ways (idiom)
• 坏东西 坏东西 huài dōng xi: bastard
• 东西半球 东西半球 dōng xī bàn qiú: East and West hemispheres
• 东西南北 东西南北 dōng xī nán běi: east west south north
• 东西周 东西周 dōng xī zhōu: Western Zhou (1045-771 BC) and Eastern Zhou (770-256 BC)
• 东西宽 东西宽 dōng xī kuān: east-west distance
• 东西德 东西德 dōng xī dé: East and West Germany
• 东西方 东西方 dōng xī fāng: east and west
• 东西方文化 东西方文化 dōng xī fāng wén huà: Eastern and Western culture
• 东西湖 东西湖 dōng xī hú: Dongxihu district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市[wǔ hàn shì], Hubei
• 东西湖区 东西湖区 dōng xī hú qū: Dongxihu district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市[wǔ hàn shì], Hubei
• 买东西 买东西 mǎi dōng xi: to do one's shopping

Child Words of 东西

• 东 东 dōng: east
• 西 西 xī: the West