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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 东西

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
东西 dōng xī - east and west
东西 dōng xi - thing
- stuff
- person
- CL:個|个[ge4],件[jian4]

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
1 1 114 340 183

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
dōng- surname Dong
dōng- east
- host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)
- landlord
西 - the West
- abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2]
- Spanish
西 - west

Other Words Containing 东西

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
东西 1 1 114 340 183
狗东西 - - 17,149 - -
坏东西 - - 17,463 65,889 39,561
老东西 - - 21,702 52,593 43,259
各奔东西 - - 33,261 - -
东西方 - - 43,200 23,475 34,740
东西南北 - - 51,405 37,633 32,976