How do you say thing in Chinese?
— 東西, 东西 (dōngxi), 物 (wù), 事物 (shìwù)

Specialized synonyms for thing in Chinese
change變化, 变化 (biànhuà)
part部分 (bùfen)
piece片 (piàn), 塊, 块 (kuài)
water水 (shuǐ)