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東西

dung1 sai1

dong1 xi1, dong1 xi5 (PRC)

[Pinyin: dong1 xi1]
[1] east-west; east and west

[Pinyin: dong1 xi1 (Taiwan), dong1 xi5 (PRC)]
[2] things; articles; stuff | Cant.: 嘢 | Formal: 物品; 物件 [3] person; guy; fellow

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 7,980,000

東西 / 东西

東 dung1 dong1 - east
西 sai1 xi1 si1 yue1 - west

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我們家裡有太多好吃的東西了國 edit
We have so much nice food in the house.

This word was added by sheik on 14th Jul 2004 and last edited on 3rd Feb 2007

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