东 dōng
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
东西
dōngxi
thing, stuff
Characters in this word
西 xī
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 西 — west, western, westward
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 我要买东西。 Wǒ yào mǎi dōngxi. I want to buy some things.
- 这些东西是我的。 Zhèxiē dōngxi shì wǒ de. These things are mine.
- 我的东西在哪儿？ Wǒ de dōngxi zài nǎr? Where are my things?
- 桌子上有什么东西？ Zhuōzi shang yǒu shénme dōngxi? What things are on the table?
- 别吃这个东西！ Bié chī zhè ge dōngxi! Don't eat this thing!
- 他拿了很多东西。 Tā nále hěn duō dōngxi. He took a lot of things.
- 那些东西贵不贵？ Nàxiē dōngxi guì bu guì? Are those things expensive?
- 这个东西真好玩儿。 Zhè ge dōngxi zhēn hǎowánr. This thing is really fun.
- 弟弟没有买东西。 Dìdi méiyǒu mǎi dōngxi. Younger brother didn't buy anything.
- 请帮我拿一下儿东西。 Qǐng bāng wǒ ná yíxiàr dōngxi. Please help me carry the things for a moment.
Related words
- 东 dōng east
- 东边 dōngbian east side
- 东北 dōngběi northeast
- 东方 dōngfāng east
- 东南 dōngnán southeast
- 东部 dōngbù eastern part
- 房东 fángdōng landlord
- 东奔西走 dōngbēnxīzǒu to run around busily; to rush about here and there
- 东道主 dōngdàozhǔ host; host party
- 东张西望 dōngzhāngxīwàng to look around distractedly; to gaze about
- 股东 gǔdōng shareholder
- 西 xī west