dōng

HSK 1
common
noun

Meaning of 东西

东西 means east and west; east-west distance; width from east to west. Pronounced dōng xī. HSK 1.

  • east and west
  • east-west distance; width from east to west

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
ge
chéng
shì
dōng
西
dōu
yǒu
shān
 

This city has mountains both to the east and west.

fēn
bu
qīng
dōng
西
nán
běi
 

He can't tell east from west or north from south.