买东西 (買東西)
mǎi dōng xi
Pinyin
Definition
买东西 (買東西)
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- to do one's shopping
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 east and west
- 1 the West
- 2 abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xī bān yá]
- 3 Spanish
- 1 Xi'an, sub-provincial city and capital of Shaanxi 陝西省|陕西省[Shǎn xī Shěng] in northwest China
- 2 see also: 西安区 Xī ān qū
- 1 Journey to the West, Ming dynasty novel by Wu Cheng'en 吳承恩|吴承恩, one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature
- 2 also called Pilgrimage to the West or Monkey
Idioms (20)
中西合璧
- 1 harmonious combination of Chinese and Western elements (idiom)
各奔东西
- 1 to go separate ways (idiom)
- 2 to part ways with sb
- 3 Taiwan pr. [gè bēn dōng xī]
喝西北风
- 1 lit. drink the northwest wind (idiom); cold and hungry
夕阳西下
- 1 the sun sets in the west (idiom)
太阳从西边出来
- 1 lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom)
- 2 fig. hell freezes over
- 3 pigs can fly
Sample Sentences
那他买东西呢?
How about when he buys stuff?
我的男朋友是个很小气的人,都不买东西给我。
My boyfriend is a very stingy person. He never buys anything for me.
不行,你不是一直教我买东西要考虑自己的经济能力吗?
No, didn't you always teach me to spend within my means?