东 (dōng) means East (owner - host). Below are 24 of the 80 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
我家在城市的 东 边。
Wǒ jiā zài chéngshì de dōngbian.
My home is on the east side of the city.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 东
往 东 走就能看见银行。
Wǎng dōng zǒu jiù néng kànjiàn yínháng.
Walk east and you'll see the bank.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 东
你想买什么 东 西？
Nǐ xiǎng mǎi shénme dōngxi?
What things do you want to buy?
Dictionary example · HSK 1 · 东西
太阳从 东 边升起。
Tàiyáng cóng dōngbiān shēng qǐ.
The sun rises in the east.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 升
云慢慢向 东 移动。
Yún mànmàn xiàng dōng yídòng.
The clouds are slowly moving east.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 移动
他的籍贯是山 东 。
Tā de jíguàn shì Shāndōng.
His ancestral home is Shandong.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 籍贯
别人的 东 西不能拿。
Biéren de dōngxi bù néng ná.
You mustn't take other people's things.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 别人
中国在亚洲的 东 部。
Zhōngguó zài Yàzhōu de dōngbù.
China is in the east of Asia.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 亚洲
辣的 东 西会刺激胃。
Là de dōngxi huì cìjī wèi.
Spicy things irritate the stomach.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 刺激
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From the graded readers
我们准备了很多吃的 东 西。
wǒmen zhǔnbèi le / liǎo / liào hěnduō chī de / dì dōngxī.
We got a lot of food ready.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · A Rainy Day
朋友说我太舍不得 东 西了。
péngyou shuō wǒ tài shě / shè bùdé dōngxī le / liǎo / liào.
My friend says I'm too attached to things.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Moving House
有些 东 西，发消息是给不了的。
yǒuxiē dōngxī, fā xiāoxi shì gěi bùliǎo de / dì.
There are some things a message simply cannot give you.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · A Letter From Grandmother
我说：“四年就这么点儿 东 西？”
wǒ shuō:" sìnián jiù zhème diǎn ér dōngxī?"
I said, "Four years and that's all you've got?"
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Saying Goodbye
小白很喜欢睡觉，也很喜欢吃 东 西。
xiǎo bái hěn xǐhuan shuìjiào, yě hěn xǐhuan chī dōngxī.
Xiaobai loves sleeping, and loves eating too.
Graded reader · HSK 1 · My Family
星期天我们一起去买 东 西，一起吃饭。
xīngqītīan wǒmen yìqǐ qù mǎi dōngxī, yìqǐ chīfàn.
On Sundays we go shopping and eat together.
Graded reader · HSK 1 · My Friend Lili
星期六下午，妈妈让我去超市买 东 西。
xīngqīliù xiàwǔ, māma ràng wǒ qù chāo shì mǎi dōngxī.
On Saturday afternoon mum asked me to go to the supermarket.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · At the Supermarket
她给了我一张纸，上面写着五样 东 西。
tā gěile wǒ yī zhāng zhǐ, shàngmian xiězhe wǔ yàng dōngxī.
She gave me a piece of paper with five things written on it.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · At the Supermarket
超市里的 东 西很多，我找了很长时间。
chāo shì lǐ de / dì dōngxī hěnduō, wǒ zhǎo le / liǎo / liào hěn cháng / zhǎng shíjiān.
There was so much in the shop that it took me ages to find things.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · At the Supermarket
From the travel phrasebook
有没有 东 西要申报？
Yǒu méiyǒu dōngxi yào shēnbào?
Do you have anything to declare?
Travel phrasebook · Airport and immigration
我 东 西忘在车上了。
Wǒ dōngxi wàng zài chē shang le.
I left something in the car.
Travel phrasebook · Taxis and ride-hailing
我 东 西忘在房间里了。
Wǒ dōngxi wàng zài fángjiān lǐ le.
I left something in the room.
Travel phrasebook · Hotel check-in
东 appears in 80 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 东
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 东
How is 东 used in a sentence?
This page shows 80 sentences using 东 (dōng, "East (owner - host)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 东 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 东 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Is 东 an HSK word?
Yes — 东 is on the official HSK 3 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 3 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 东?
The dictionary page for 东 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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