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Chinese dictionary
- 1
n.stuff; matter
他们收拾好东西就走了。
They packed their things and left.
你想不想吃点东西？
Do you want to eat something?
病人已经三天没有吃东西了。
The patient hasn't eaten anything for two days.
- 2
n.(used to refer to a person or animal in either derogatory or affectionate way) thing
老东西
useless old man/thing
笨东西
an idiot
真不是个东西！
What a despicable creature!
Word usage
- Note"东西" is different from "物品". "物品" only refer to concrete things; "东西" can refer to both concrete and abstract things.
- common measure word"东西" is often matched with measure word "样"or"种"or"件".
一样东西
one thing
一种东西
one kind of thing
一件东西
one thing