Chinese–EnglishWith examples

西部

xī bù · xi bu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. western part
Embed this word

Put this word on your class page or blog. Keep the link under the frame, so people can find the word. More widgets

In a conversation

0:22 cartoon

Going west

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)去(qù)中国(zhōngguó)西部(xībù)玩儿(wánr)。

    I want to travel in western China.

  2. Liangliang

    西部(xībù)有(yǒu)什么(shénme)好玩儿(hǎowánr)的(de)？

    What's fun in the west?

  3. Dengdeng

    有(yǒu)大(dà)沙漠(shāmò)，还有(háiyǒu)很(hěn)高(gāo)的(de)雪山(xuěshān)。

    Big deserts and very high snow mountains.

  4. Liangliang

    听说(tīngshuō)西部(xībù)的(de)羊肉(yángròu)很(hěn)好吃(hǎochī)。

    I heard the lamb in the west is delicious.

  5. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)还(hái)想(xiǎng)骑马(qímǎ)，可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)怕(pà)马(mǎ)。

    Yes. I'd like to ride a horse too, but I'm afraid of horses.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)就(jiù)看(kàn)马(mǎ)，不(bù)骑(qí)。

    Then just look at the horse. Don't ride.

Tap a word for its meaning in this line. The characters’ voices are computer-generated.

In a sentence

2 examples
01

中(zhōng)国(guó)西(xī)部(bù)有(yǒu)很(hěn)多(duō)高(gāo)山(shān)和(hé)沙(shā)漠(mò)。

There are many high mountains and deserts in western China.

02

这(zhè)家(jiā)公(gōng)司(sī)计(jì)划(huà)在(zài)西(xī)部(bù)开(kāi)设(shè)新(xīn)的(de)分(fēn)公(gōng)司(sī)。

This company plans to open new branches in the western region.

Sources & licenses

How to write

Stroke order & practice

Choose a character to watch its strokes or trace it yourself.

Mainland China stroke order, including traditional characters. Drawing sources & licenses.

The characters

Explore individually
西
xī

west

部
bù

ministry; department

Individual character meanings do not always explain the meaning of a whole word.

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.

More words starting with XExplore words in context