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东西

dōngxi

thing, stuff

thing, stuff
Memory picture

Characters in this word

东 dōng

Strokes
5
Radical
一 — one
Made of
七 seven 小 small, tiny, insignificant
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

西 xī

Strokes
6
Radical
西 — west, western, westward
Made of
兀 weak 囗 enclosure
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?

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