义项
泛指各种具体的物品
A physical object or objects — goods, belongings, shopping. It does not cover abstract matters or events, which are 事 or 事情.
noun
例句
- 我买了很多东西。我買了很多東西。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) mǎile (third tone, dipping) hěn (third tone, dipping) duō (first tone, high and level) dōngxi. (first tone, high and level)···
I bought a lot of things.
- 这些东西是谁的？這些東西是誰的？Zhèxiē (fourth tone, falling) dōngxi (first tone, high and level) shì (fourth tone, falling) shéi (second tone, rising) de? (neutral tone)···
Whose things are these?
常见错误
不太对dōngxī
正确dōngxi
With a neutral second syllable the word means "thing". Pronounced with two full tones, dōng xī, it reads literally as "east–west", the two compass directions.