西
Xī
Pinyin
Definition
西
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- the West
- abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xī bān yá]
- Spanish
西
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- west
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 east and west
- 1 the West
- 2 abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xī bān yá]
- 3 Spanish
- 1 Xi'an, sub-provincial city and capital of Shaanxi 陝西省|陕西省[Shǎn xī Shěng] in northwest China
- 2 see also: 西安区 Xī ān qū
- 1 Journey to the West, Ming dynasty novel by Wu Cheng'en 吳承恩|吴承恩, one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature
- 2 also called Pilgrimage to the West or Monkey
Idioms (20)
中西合璧
- 1 harmonious combination of Chinese and Western elements (idiom)
各奔东西
- 1 to go separate ways (idiom)
- 2 to part ways with sb
- 3 Taiwan pr. [gè bēn dōng xī]
喝西北风
- 1 lit. drink the northwest wind (idiom); cold and hungry
夕阳西下
- 1 the sun sets in the west (idiom)
太阳从西边出来
- 1 lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom)
- 2 fig. hell freezes over
- 3 pigs can fly
Sample Sentences
她要她的白马王子眼睛大,眉毛浓,头发微微自然卷,个子还要高,最重要的是要有钱,要能常常买新衣服,买她想要的东西给她。
She wants her Prince Charming to have big eyes, thick eyebrows, slightly curly hair, to be tall, and above all, to have money, to be able to buy new clothes and what she wants all the time.
先生说,“错了。是山西,不是陕西。”他说:“陕西同山西,不是差不多吗?”
“Wrong!” the teacher corrected him. “It is Shanxi not Shaanxi.” Mr. Chabuduo said, “Well aren't Shanxi and Shaanxi just about the same?"
他在学堂的时候,先生问他:“直隶省的西边是哪一省?”他说是陕西。
Once, while attending school, a teacher asked him which province was located on the western border of Hebei. He said it was Shaanxi.
便利店“麻雀虽小,五脏俱全”。可以买东西、打印、或者是洗衣服。
Convenience stores are small but they have everything. You can buy groceries, print, or even do the laundry.
为了要换免费的东西,所以给了个人资料。螳螂捕蝉,黄雀在后。你不能只想着眼前的利益。
In order to get free samples, you gave out your personal information. You can't see the forest for the trees. Don't only consider the immediate profits.
这份亚洲经济的档案做得太差了,你要是当真把它交了上去,就等着喝西北风吧。
This Asian economic archive is so badly done. If you really hand it in, just wait to lose your job.
她又要去马来西亚了。
She is going to Malaysia again.
西安
Xi'an
山西
Shanxi
买东西
to buy things