西部 xībù western part
怎么记住“西部”: 西 west + 部 section = western part.
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用法
- Refers to the western region of a larger area, most often 中国西部 (western China), used for geographic/administrative regions.
- 西部大开发 (Xībù Dà Kāifā) - the "Western Development" government program, a well-known collocation.
- 西部片 (xībùpiàn) also means a Western movie/cowboy film, borrowing the word for the American West.
- Contrast with 西边 (xībiān), which is the more concrete, everyday word for "the west side" of a room, building, or town.