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dōngxi

东西dōngxidōngxi
thing
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Usages of dōngxi

这zhè　个gè　东西dōngxi　不bú　太tài　贵guì，　我wǒ　先xiān　试试shìshi。zhè gè dōngxi bú tài guì, wǒ xiān shìshi.
This thing isn’t too expensive; I’ll try it first.
这zhè　个gè　东西dōngxi　怎么zěnme　翻译fānyì　成chéng　英文yīngwén？zhè gè dōngxi zěnme fānyì chéng yīngwén?
How do you translate this thing into English?
忙máng　了le　一yí　个gè　小时xiǎoshí　以后yǐhòu，　我wǒ　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　饿è，　想xiǎng　去qù　吃chī　点儿diǎnr　东西dōngxi。máng le yí gè xiǎoshí yǐhòu, wǒ yǒudiǎnr è, xiǎng qù chī diǎnr dōngxi.
After being busy for an hour, I felt a bit hungry and wanted to eat something.
周末zhōumò　在zài　家jiā　的de　时候shíhou，　我wǒ　不bù　想xiǎng　做zuò　别的biéde　事情shìqing，　只zhǐ　想xiǎng　看kàn　电影diànyǐng　和hé　吃chī　好吃hǎochī　的de　东西dōngxi。zhōumò zài jiā de shíhou, wǒ bù xiǎng zuò biéde shìqing, zhǐ xiǎng kàn diànyǐng hé chī hǎochī de dōngxi.
On weekends when I’m at home, I don’t want to do anything else; I just want to watch movies and eat tasty things.
他tā　饿è　了le　很hěn　久jiǔ　以后yǐhòu　才cái　吃chī　晚饭wǎnfàn，　说shuō　自己zìjǐ　能néng　吃chī　下去xiàqu　很hěn　多duō　东西dōngxi。tā è le hěn jiǔ yǐhòu cái chī wǎnfàn, shuō zìjǐ néng chī xiàqu hěn duō dōngxi.
He didn’t eat dinner until he’d been hungry for a long time, and said he could eat a lot.
我wǒ　的de　学习xuéxí　计划jìhuà　是shì　先xiān　提高tígāo　中文zhōngwén　水平shuǐpíng，　然后ránhòu　再zài　学xué　别的biéde　东西dōngxi。wǒ de xuéxí jìhuà shì xiān tígāo zhōngwén shuǐpíng, ránhòu zài xué biéde dōngxi.
My study plan is to first improve my Chinese level, then learn other things.
她tā　很hěn　爱ài　吃chī　甜tián　的de　东西dōngxi，　比如bǐrú　蛋糕dàngāo　和hé　巧克力qiǎokèlì。tā hěn ài chī tián de dōngxi, bǐrú dàngāo hé qiǎokèlì.
She really loves eating sweet things, such as cake and chocolate.
他tā　不bù　太tài　喜欢xǐhuan　吃chī　酸suān　的de　东西dōngxi，　觉jué得de　那nà　种zhǒng　味道wèidào　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　奇怪qíguài。tā bù tài xǐhuan chī suān de dōngxi, juéde nà zhǒng wèidào yǒudiǎnr qíguài.
He doesn’t really like sour foods and feels that kind of taste is a bit strange.
她Tā　下午xiàwǔ　要yào　去qù　邮局yóujú　寄jì　东西dōngxi，　也yě　顺便shùnbiàn　帮bāng　我wǒ　签收qiānshōu　那个nàge　快递kuàidì。Tā xiàwǔ yào qù yóujú jì dōngxi, yě shùnbiàn bāng wǒ qiānshōu nàge kuàidì.
She is going to the post office this afternoon to mail something, and she’ll also sign for that delivery for me on the way.
那nà　家jiā　店diàn　的de　东西dōngxi　不bú　贵guì，　我们wǒmen　去qù　看看kànkan　吧ba。nà jiā diàn de dōngxi bú guì, wǒmen qù kànkan ba.
That shop’s things aren’t expensive; let’s go take a look.
周末zhōumò　我wǒ　想xiǎng　先xiān　收拾shōushi　房间fángjiān，　再zài　去qù　超市chāoshì　买mǎi　东西dōngxi。zhōumò wǒ xiǎng xiān shōushi fángjiān, zài qù chāoshì mǎi dōngxi.
On the weekend I want to tidy up my room first, then go to the supermarket to buy things.
你nǐ　把bǎ　书shū　和hé　资料zīliào　整理zhěnglǐ　整齐zhěngqí　以后yǐhòu，　找zhǎo　东西dōngxi　会huì　方便fāngbiàn　很多hěnduō。nǐ bǎ shū hé zīliào zhěnglǐ zhěngqí yǐhòu, zhǎo dōngxi huì fāngbiàn hěnduō.
After you arrange the books and materials neatly, it will be much easier to find things.
她tā　的de　房间fángjiān　很hěn　整齐zhěngqí，　连lián　沙发shāfā　上shàng　也yě　没有méiyǒu　什么shénme　东西dōngxi。tā de fángjiān hěn zhěngqí, lián shāfā shàng yě méiyǒu shénme dōngxi.
Her room is very neat; there isn’t even anything on the sofa.
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