东西(dōng xī): east and west
east and west
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
Watch how each character of 东西 is written, one at a time. When a character is finished, the next one draws.
Example sentences
How 东西 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
这是什么东西？
zhè shì shén me dōng xī
What the hell is this?
这东西多少钱？
zhè dōng xī duō shǎo qián
How much does this cost?
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