How to say "thing" in Chinese
东西
dōngxithingPart of speech: Nouns
"thing" in Chinese is 东西 — pronounced dōngxi.
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Hear the tones, then say it back
Reading a word is the easy half. In HanQuest you meet 东西 inside a quest — spoken by a villager, then checked against your own voice.
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