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东西
dōngxi, dōngxī
Description
"东西"是很常用的词，可以指各种物品，比如买东西的时候说的"东西"。
"东西" is a very common word that can refer to various items, such as when you say "东西" while shopping.
读作 dōngxī 的时候，它的意思是方向里的"东和西"。
When pronounced dōngxī, it means the directions "east and west".
Meanings
东西dōngxi
thing; object; stuff
我要去商店买点东西。
I want to go to the store to buy something.
东西dōngxī
east and west (directions)
这条路是东西方向的。
This road runs east-west.
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Notes
- Etymology
literally "east-west"; the reduced-tone reading dōngxi came to mean any concrete thing.
- Nuance
dōngxi can also insult a person, as in 什么东西! (What a nasty person!).
In videos
“六个和这个国家有关系的东西。”
“你们有没有一些失去了才懂得珍惜的东西或者人呢”
“我可以来这个饭馆来吃好吃的东西”
“他不敢用他的钱买吃的东西。”
“上班的时候买东西很方便”
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