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"东西".. Since RS gives no definitions, I went with my gut on the meaning, and apparently was totally wrong according to any dictionary I've checked.<br><br>The only sentence they give with this word is:<br>这只狗在吃东西。<br>It shows a picture of a dog eating dog food. Since at this point we've been given several items of food, I assumed it meant "dog food"...<br><br>However, the dictionary disagrees (rightfully I'm sure)...<br>It looks like in that context, it simply means "something", right?<br><br>The most basic translation of 东西 ([dōngxī]) is "east and west"...<br>Other definitions include:<br>1. thing; stuff<br>2. (referring to an animal) thing; creature<br>3. noun [Offensive] (refering to a person) thing, used as an insult<br><br>So... was this RS's cute way of avoiding teaching the word for dog food by simply saying the dog is eating... something?<br><br>And, more importantly, is this a word one would use regularly if you're referring to "stuff"?<p>Statistics: Posted by <a href="http://chineselanguage.org/forums/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=8406">Lafaso870</a> — Fri Jan 28, 2011 7:39 pm</p><hr />
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