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西

xī · xi/Xī · xi

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HSK 1Old HSK 3

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
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Which way is west?

  1. Liangliang

    出门(chūmén)往(wǎng)西(xī)走(zǒu)，就是(jiùshì)地铁站(dìtiězhàn)。

    Go out and head west. That is the subway station.

  2. Dengdeng

    西(xī)是(shì)哪边(nǎbiān)？我(wǒ)分不清(fēnbùqīng)东南西北(dōngnánxīběi)。

    Which side is west? I mix up the directions.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，太阳(tàiyang)快(kuài)下山(xiàshān)了(le)，太阳(tàiyang)那边(nàbian)就是(jiùshì)西(xī)。

    Look, the sun is setting. The sun side is west.

  4. Dengdeng

    哦(ò)，我(wǒ)刚才(gāngcái)一直(yīzhí)往(wǎng)东(dōng)走(zǒu)！

    Oh, I have been walking east all along!

  5. Liangliang

    快(kuài)回来(huílai)，往(wǎng)西(xī)走(zǒu)！

    Come back, walk west!

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In a sentence

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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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