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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.
雾非常大,十几步以外的东西就看不见了。
The fog is so heavy that one can't see beyond a dozen steps.
- 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!
那个家伙可不是个好东西。
That guy is bad.
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