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东西

dōngxī

things; stuff

Usage note

东西”泛指各种物品或事情,口语中常用,比如问“这是什么?”或说“我有很多东西”。

“Dōngxī” fànzhǐ gèzhǒng wùpǐn huò shìqíng, kǒuyǔ zhōng cháng yòng, bǐrú wèn “zhè shì shénme?” huò shuō “wǒ yǒu hěnduō dōngxī”.

This word generally refers to objects or matters. It is very common in everyday speech, like when asking about something or talking about having many things.

Context note

东西这个词在日常生活中很常用,指我们身边的各种物品。

Dōngxī zhège cí zài rìcháng shēnghuó zhōng hěn chángyòng, zhǐ wǒmen shēnbiān de gè zhǒng wùpǐn.

This word is very common in daily life and refers to all kinds of objects around us.

5 examples

我有东西要给你
wǒ yǒu dōngxī yào gěi nǐ
I have something to give you
你把书放在哪里了?我把钥匙弄丢了,找不到东西了。
nǐ bǎ shū fàng zài nǎ lǐ le? wǒ jiǎ ba yào ròng diū le, bù zhǎo dào dōngxī le.
Where did you put the book? I lost my keys and can't find anything.
妈妈买了好多东西
māma mǎi le hěn duō dōngxī
Mom bought a lot of things
我最喜欢的东西是玩具
wǒ zuì xǐ huān de dōngxī shì wán yào
The thing I like best is toys
你把东西收拾好
nǐ bǎ dōngxī shōu shí hǎo
Please put your things away

5 mini stories

妈妈买了很多水果和东西
māma mǎi le hěn duō shuǐguǒ hé dōngxī.
Mom bought a lot of fruits and other stuff.
我今天去超市买了好多东西
wǒ jīntiān qù chāoshì mǎi le hěn duō dōngxī.
I went to the supermarket today and bought a lot of things.
爸爸把所有的书都放在桌子上。
bàba bǎ suǒyǒu de shū dōu fàng zài zhuōzi shàng.
Dad put all the books on the table.
妹妹在房间里到处找东西
mèimei zài fángjiān lǐ chùchù zhǎo dōngxī.
My little sister is looking for things in her room.
我找不到我的钥匙,可能是放在包里了。
wǒ bù zhǎodào wǒ de yāoti, kěnéng shì fàng zài bāo lǐ le.
I can't find my keys; they might be in my bag.

Mini dialogue

买什么东西

A
你想买什么东西
Nǐ xiǎng mǎi shénme dōngxi?
What things do you want to buy?
B
我想买一些好吃的东西
Wǒ xiǎng mǎi yīxiē hào chī de dōngxi.
I want to buy some delicious things.

收拾东西

A
你的房间太乱了,快收拾东西
Nǐ de fángjiān tài luàn le, kuài shōushi dōngxi.
Your room is too messy, quickly tidy up your things.
B
好的,我马上把我的东西放好。
Hǎo de, wǒ mǎshàng bǎ wǒ de dōngxi fàng hǎo.
Okay, I will put my things away right away.

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