西
xī
HSK level: HSK 3
Meaning
west
Other reading: Xī
the West; abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2]; Spanish
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Examples
哥伦布提出，向西航行可以到达印度。
Gē lún bù tí chū， xiàng xī háng xíng kě yǐ dào dá Yìn dù。
Columbus argued that he could reach India by going west.
Words with this character
东西 dōng xi thing西部 xī bù western part西方 Xī fāng the West西装 xī zhuāng suit西南 xī nán southwest西北 xī běi northwest西瓜 xī guā watermelon西红柿 xī hóng shì tomato西边 xī biān west西班牙语 Xī bān yá yǔ Spanish language西医 xī yī Western medicine西餐 xī cān Western-style food东张西望 dōng zhāng xī wàng to look in all directions东奔西走 dōng bēn xī zǒu to run this way and that巴西 Bā xī Brazil新西兰 Xīn xī lán New Zealand墨西哥 Mò xī gē Mexico西班牙 Xī bān yá Spain买东西 mǎi dōng xi to do one's shopping西兰花 xī lán huā broccoli巴西利亚 Bā xī lì yà Brasilia, capital of Brazil西班牙人 Xī bān yá rén Spaniard西班牙文 Xī bān yá wén Spanish