西 xī west

源How it came to be

A basket, or a bird settling into its nest at sundown; the old dictionary reads the second. Borrowed for the direction the sun goes down in, and kept.

用用法

• The direction west - 西方 (xīfāng) the West, 西北 (xīběi) northwest, 西部 (xībù) the western part.
• Often marks Western/foreign things: 西装 (xīzhuāng) a (Western) suit, 西医 (xīyī) Western medicine.
• In 东西 (dōngxi) 'thing', 西 is toneless and the pair no longer means directions; also names foods like 西瓜 (xīguā) watermelon, 西红柿 (xīhóngshì) tomato.

字含“西”的汉字

• 晒 to dry in the sun
• 洒 to pour
• 栖 perch
• 牺 to sacrifice

词含“西”的词语

• 东西dōngxithingHSK 1
• 西瓜xīguāwatermelonHSK 3
• 西北xīběiNorthwest ChinaHSK 3
• 西南xīnánsouthwestHSK 3
• 西方xīfāngthe WestHSK 3
• 西红柿xīhóngshìtomatoHSK 4
• 西部xībùwestern partHSK 4
• 西装xīzhuāngsuitHSK 5
• 西餐xīcānWestern-style foodHSK 5
• 东张西望dōngzhāng-xīwàngto look in all directions (idiom)HSK 7
• 东奔西走dōngbēn-xīzǒuto run this way and that (idiom)HSK 8

句例句

• 这间屋子朝西。 Zhè jiān wūzi cháo xī.This room faces west.
• 那是什么东西？ Nà shì shénme dōngxi?What's that?
• 我们在打包东西。 Wǒmen zài dǎbāo dōngxi.We're packing our stuff.
• 孩子们爱吃西瓜。 Háizimen ài chī xīguā.Children love watermelon.