HSK 3 HSK C1/W1/V1
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西

/ xī /
Strokes

Definition

the West/abbr. for Spain 西班牙[xī bān yá]/Spanish

Example

As a Noun

west

1
Tàiyang
太阳
dōngshēng
东升
luò
西落
  

The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

2
miàncháo
面朝
西
zuò
zhāo
  

She sat facing west.

3
Gāizhèn
该镇
zài
zhēng
西
fāngxiàng
方向
  

The town is due west of here.

4
Yóu
西
xiàng
dōngliú
东流

flow from west to east

5
Zuì
duān
西端
de
chéngshì
城市

westernmost city

6
Huǒchēzhàn
火车站
以西
sān
gōng
公里

three kilometres west to the railway station

7
Huái
淮河
以西

to the west of the Huai He River

8
Cháo
西
zǒu

go/head west

9
Miàncháo
面朝
西
de
yángtái
阳台

balcony facing the west; west-facing balcony

10
西
de
fēi
飞机
  
/
lièchē
列车

westbound plane/train

11
piān
西偏
běi
  
/
nán

west by north/south

12
hǎiàn
西海岸

west coast

13
duān
西端

west end

14
chuāng
西窗
  
/
mén
  
/
qiáng

west window/gate/wall

As a Noun

Western Paradise (in Buddhism)

15
mìngguī
一命归西

go west

16
shǒu
撒手
西

pass away

As a Noun

) the Occident; the Western world; the West [mainly referring to European and American countries]

17
Zhōng
中西
wénhuà
文化
jiāoliú
交流

cultural exchange between China and the West

As a Noun

) shortened form for Spain

18
Měi
美西
zhànzhēng
战争

Spanish-American War