东西

Traditional: 東西

dōng xī

Dictionary entry

east and west

What does 东西 mean?

东西 (dōng xī) has 2 dictionary entries or readings.

1east and west

2thing

3stuff

4person

5CL:個|个[ge4],件[jian4]

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东Dōngsurname Dong 西Xīthe West · abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2]

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东西

dōng xī

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