東西

Etymology
zh. Many theories exist.
 * "thing; stuff"

Noun

 * 1) east and west
 * 2) nearby; vicinity
 * 3) everywhere
 * 4)  seventy to eighty years old

Adverb

 * 1) from east to west

Noun

 * 1)  thing; stuff; something

Usage notes

 * In Mandarin, whilst 東西／东西 can mean a thing in either a physical or abstract sense, only means a thing in an abstract sense.

Etymology
From. The sai of changes to zai due to.

Noun

 * 1) east and west
 * 2)  all over, here and there
 * 3) Orient and Occident
 * 4)  a name of a good or money, originally a Chinese slang term

Related terms

 * : north and south - literally, south and north