HSK 1 · Shopping & money

东西

dōng xi

thing; stuff

Stroke order of 东西

2 characters, 11 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

东 · 5 strokes 西 · 6 strokes

Memory trick

Everything from east '东' to west '西' — all the things and stuff.

Parts: 东 east + 西 west

The characters in 东西

东 dōng — east (5 strokes)
西 xī — west (6 strokes)

Example sentence

你想买什么东西？

What things do you want to buy?

Words with 东

东east 东边east side 东方east; the East 东北northeast 东南southeast 房东landlord 东部eastern part

Words with 西

西west 西边west side 西医Western medicine 西餐Western food 西方west; the West 西北northwest 西南southwest 西瓜watermelon 西部western part

More words: Shopping & money

买to buy 钱money 钱包wallet 块yuan (unit of money, spoken)毛ten cents (spoken)元yuan 贵expensive 商店shop; store 商场shopping mall 票ticket 门票admission ticket 书店bookstore 包bag; to wrap

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