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西
Pinyin: xī
English Definition: west; the West; abbr. for Spain 西班牙 ; Spanish
Chinese Definition:
①方向，太阳落下的一边，与“东”相对：西面。西晒。西域。西方。西席(旧时对幕友或家塾教师的敬称。古代主位在东，宾位在西。亦称“西宾”)。西宫(借指妃嫔)。
②事物的样式或方法属于西方的(多指欧美各国)：西学。西画。西餐。西医。
Antonyms: 东 中
Total strokes: 6; Radical: 襾
Pictographic: A bird settling into its nest, representing sunset; compare 東
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西方 xī fāng the West; the Occident; Western countries
西部 xī bù western part
西北 xī běi Northwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang)
东西 dōng xī east and west
西安 xī ān Xi'an, sub-provincial city and capital of Shaanxi 陕西省
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