west (n.)
HSK 3
Traditional
西 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Homophones
溪 xī - brook; rivulet; streamlet (n.) | HSK 6
Phonetically similar words
洗 xǐ - to wash (v.) | HSK 2
系 xì - tie; fasten; system; department (n.) | HSK 5
Examples
我住在西区。 wǒ zhù zài xī qū. - I live in the western district.
西方文化与东方文化有很多不同之处。 xīfāng wénhuà yǔ dōngfāng wénhuà yǒu hěnduō bùtóng zhī chù. - Western and Eastern cultures have many differences.
他的房子朝西。 tā de fángzi cháo xī. - His house faces west.
西部地区的景色非常壮观。 xībù dìqū de jǐngsè fēicháng zhuàngguān. - The scenery in the western regions is very spectacular.
他向西方发展了自己的事业。 tā xiàng xīfāng fāzhǎnle zìjǐ de shìyè. - He developed his career in the West.
Phrases
东西 dōng xi - thing (n.) | HSK 1
西瓜 xī guā - watermelon (n.) | HSK 2
西红柿 xī hóng shì - tomato (n.) | HSK 4
东张西望 dōng zhāng xī wàng - look all around () | HSK 6