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Character · Noun · Proper nounTraditional西

west; western; Spain

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Meanings

4 senses · 9 examples
1.

noun

west (the direction opposite east)

neutral

Used in compass directions and location descriptions.

Tài太
yáng阳
cóng从
xī西
biān边
luò落
xià下
 。

The sun sets in the west.

Wǒ我
jiā家
zhù住
zài在
chéng城
shì市
de的
xī西
biān边
 。

My home is in the west side of the city.

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Tā他
miàn面
xiàng向
xī西
fāng方
zhàn站
zhe着
 。

He stood facing west.

2.

noun

western; occidental; westward

neutral

Often used as an attributive noun to describe style, culture, or origin.

Tā她
hěn很
xǐ喜
huan欢
xī西
fāng方
yīn音
yuè乐
 。

She really likes Western music.

Xī西
cān餐
bǐ比
zhōng中
cān餐
jiǎn简
dān单
yī一
xiē些
 。

Western food is somewhat simpler than Chinese food.

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Tā他
xué学
xí习
xī西
fāng方
zhé哲
xué学
 。

He studies Western philosophy.

3.

noun

Spain; short for 西班牙 (Xībānyá)

neutral

Used as an abbreviation in compound words or contexts where the full name is unnecessary.

Xī西
jiǎ甲
lián联
sài赛
hěn很
yǒu有
míng名
 。

The Spanish League (La Liga) is very famous.

Wǒ我
xǐ喜
huan欢
dú读
xī西
yǔ语
xiǎo小
shuō说
 。

I like reading Spanish novels.

4.

proper noun

Xi (a Chinese surname)

neutral

A relatively uncommon Chinese family name.

Xī西
mén门
shì是
yī一
gè个
fù复
xìng姓
 。

Ximen is a compound surname.