东西東西

dōng xi

HSK level: HSK 1

Meaning

thing; stuff; person

Measure word: 个件

Other reading: dōng xī

east and west

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Characters

东dōngeast, eastern, eastward七小西xīwest, western, westward兀囗

Examples

我正在吃东西。

wǒ zhèng zài chī dōng xi。

I'm eating.

有人在吃东西。

yǒu rén zài chī dōng xi。

Somebody is eating.

你在吃东西吗？

nǐ zài chī dōng xi ma？

Have you been eating?