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HSK 3.0Vocab 3 Recognition 1

1.

Animated Stroke Order 西

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How to write 西 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 西

西 stroke order diagram

3.

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4.

How to Use 西

Cardinal directions and regions

西 + direction/area

In these words, 西 means 'west' as a cardinal direction or region.

西北 • xī běi • Northwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang) • HSK 3.0 · L3

5.

HSK Vocabulary: 西

东西 • dōng xi • thing

HSK 1

dōng东

xi西

6.

Example Sentences

Zhōng中

guó国

de的

xī西

bù部

yǒu有

hěn

Information

Pinyinxī

Meaningwest

Strokes6

Radical覀

Traditional西

StructureSingle Body

Frequency#206

Zhuyinㄒㄧ

UnicodeU+897F

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HSK 3.0 · L3

xī西

běi北

Northwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang)

西南 • xī nán • southwest • HSK 3.0 · L3

HSK 3.0 · L3

xī西

nán南

southwest

西方 • xī fāng • the West • HSK 3.0 · L3

HSK 3.0 · L3

xī西

fāng方

the West

西部 • xī bù • western part • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

xī西

bù部

western part

Things from the West

西 + noun

In these words, 西 indicates something that comes from or is associated with Western countries.

西瓜 • xī guā • watermelon • HSK 2

HSK 2

xī西

guā瓜

watermelon

西红柿 • xī hóng shì • tomato • HSK 4

HSK 4

xī西

hóng红

shì柿

tomato

西装 • xī zhuāng • suit • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

xī西

zhuāng装

suit

西餐 • xī cān • Western-style food • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

xī西

cān餐

Western-style food

thing

东张西望 • dōng zhāng xī wàng • look all around

HSK 6

dōng东

zhāng张

xī西

wàng望

look all around

东奔西走 • dōng bēn xī zǒu • rush about / run around

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

dōng东

bēn奔

xī西

zǒu走

rush about / run around

很

duō多

měi美

lì丽

de的

fēng风

jǐng景

。

There is a lot of beautiful scenery in the western part of China.

tā他

jì计

huà划

míng明

nián年

qù去

xī西

fāng方

liú留

xué学

。

He plans to study abroad in the West next year

xià夏

tiān天

chī吃

xī西

guā瓜

hěn很

jiě解

kě渴

。

Eating watermelon in summer is very thirst-quenching

tài太

yáng阳

cóng从

xī西

biān边

luò落

xià下

。

The sun sets in the west.

Yún郧

xī西

xiàn县

yǒu有

hěn很

duō多

měi美

lì丽

de的

shān山

。

Yunxi County has many beautiful mountains.

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