东西 - Mandarin word #102

东西

dōngxī

Traditional: 東西

HSK 1

#102 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

thing, object, stuff

Stroke order

东

西

桌zhuō？

What is on the table?

。

This thing is mine.

？

What did you buy?

冰bīng箱xiāng。

There is nothing much in the fridge.

超chāo。

I am going to the supermarket to buy a few things.

东西 (dōng xī) means thing, object, stuff. It is used as a noun in everyday Mandarin speech.

大

big, large, great

拿

to take, to hold, to grab

事情

matter, affair, thing

小

small, little, young

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This word is part of lesson 3.