东
西

East and west in Chinese: 东西 (dōng xī)

dōng xī

east and west

HSK 1Traditional: 東西2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1east and west

Stroke order

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东
西

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄉㄨㄥ

dōng

ㄉ/ dㄨ/ uㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄒㄧ

xī

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ i—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

东西

Simplified

東西

Traditional

Example sentences

See 东西 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 她去买东西。

    tā qù mǎi dōng xī。

    She's going out to buy some things.

  • 这是什么东西？

    zhè shì shén me dōng xī？

    What the hell is this?

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Related words

东

dōng

east

西

xī

west

西瓜

xī guā

watermelon

房东

fáng dōng

landlord

东边

dōng bian

east

西边

xī biān

west

东北

dōng běi

northeast

东方

dōng fāng

east

东南

dōng nán

southeast

西北

xī běi

northwest

西餐

xī cān

Western-style food

西方

xī fāng

the West

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