西

xī · xi/Xī · xi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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xī 西

  1. west

Xī 西

  1. the West
  2. abbr. for Spain 西班牙 (Xī bān yá)
  3. Spanish

In a sentence

2 examples
01

太(tài)阳(yáng)从(cóng)西(xī)边(biān)落(luò)下(xià),天(tiān)渐(jiàn)渐(jiàn)黑(hēi)了(le)。

The sun sets in the west, and the sky gradually darkens.

02

这(zhè)家(jiā)餐(cān)厅(tīng)在(zài)城(chéng)西(xī),离(lí)地(dì)铁(tiě)站(zhàn)不(bù)远(yuǎn)。

This restaurant is in the west of the city, not far from the subway station.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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