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东西
dōng xī
thing
HSK 1Common
What does 东西 mean?
东西 (pinyin: dōng xī) means thing. It belongs to the official HSK 1 vocabulary (beginner), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.
Example with 东西
Character families
Every HSK 1–4 word containing 东 · Every HSK 1–4 word containing 西
The characters of 东西
| 东 | Dōng | east (HSK 3) |
| 西 | Xī | west (HSK 3) |
Related HSK 1 words
| 朋友 | péng you | friend |
| 岁 | suì | years (of age) |
| 买 | mǎi | buy |
| 三 | Sān | three |
| 回 | huí | to return, to go back |
| 本 | běn | classifier for books |
| 钱 | Qián | money |
| 请 | qǐng | please |
Full HSK 1 list · Translate a sentence with 东西
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