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东西

dōng xī

Meaning

东西 is an HSK 3.0 Level 1 word pronounced dōng xī — the meanings come first, then character by character.

east and west

东西 also has another reading: dōng xi (thing; stuff; person; CL:個|个[ge4],件[jian4])

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Character by character

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HSK 1 words — those sharing a character with 东西 come first.

WordPinyinMeaningHSK
西边 xī biān west; west side; western part; to the west of 1
东边 dōng bian east; east side; eastern part; to the east of 1
地上 dì shang on the ground; on the floor 1
生气 shēng qì to get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness 1
马上 mǎ shàng at once; right away; immediately; on horseback (i.e. by military force) 1
天气 tiān qì weather 1
中文 Zhōng wén Chinese language 1
手机 shǒu jī cell phone; mobile phone; CL:部[bu4],臺|台[tai2] 1

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