fāng

HSK 2
common
noun
direction

Meaning of 西方

西方 means west (as a cardinal direction); the West; Western countries (esp. Europe and the US). Pronounced xī fāng. HSK 2.

  • west (as a cardinal direction)
  • the West; Western countries (esp. Europe and the US)
  • Western Paradise (in Buddhism); Sukhavati; the Pure Land

Definitions & Examples

Tài
yáng
cóng
西
fāng
luò
xià
 

The sun sets in the west.

miàn
xiàng
西
fāng
zhàn
zhe
 

He is standing facing west.

西
fāng
yǒu
tiáo
 

There is a big river to the west.