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西 xī west
西 xī biān west / west side / western part / to the west of
西 xī miàn west side / west
 yòu right (-hand) / the Right (politics) / west (old)
 Oū Měi Europe and America / the West
西 Xī fāng the West / the Occident / Western countries
西 xī yáng the West (Europe and North America) / countries of the Indian Ocean (traditional)
西 xī wān West
 gāo jiā suǒ yuán yáng West
西 měi guó xī àn West
西 xī gǔ ěr nà yóu tián West
西 dōng xī east and west
 Qīng hǎi Qinghai province (Tsinghai) in west China, abbr. 青, capital Xining 西寧|西宁
 Wū lǔ mù qí Ürümqi or Urumqi, prefecture-level city and capital of Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region 新疆維吾爾自治區|新疆维吾尔自治区[Xin1 jiang1 Wei2 wu2 er3 Zi4 zhi4 qu1] in west China
 liù hé the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, down) / the whole country / the universe / everything under the sun
西 Xī níng Xining, prefecture-level city and capital of Qinghai province 青海省[Qing1 hai3 sheng3] in west China
西 Zhōng Xī China and the West / Chinese-Western
 Bái hǔ White Tiger (the seven mansions of the west sky) / (slang) hairless female genitalia
 niáng niang queen / empress / imperial concubine / Goddess, esp. Xi Wangmu 王母娘娘 / or 西王母, Queen Mother of the West / mother / aunt
 Wù Kōng Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers from the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 You2 Ji4]
西 Huá xī West China (region in the upper reaches of Yangtze River and Sichuan Province)
西 xī cè west side / west face
西 xī fēng west wind
 Zhū Bā jiè Zhu Bajie, character in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记, with pig-like characteristics and armed with a muckrake / Pigsy in Arthur Waley's translation
西 xī àn the west bank / West Bank of Jordan River
 Jiā yì Chiayi, a city and county in west Taiwan
 Kā shí Kashgar or Qeshqer (Kāshí) city and prefecture in the west of Xinjiang near Kyrgyzstan
西 yǐ xī to the west of (suffix)
 Zhāng huà Zhanghua or Changhua city and county in west Taiwan
西 dōng xī fāng east and west / east to west
 Xīn gǎng Xingang or Hsinkang Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 Xian4], west Taiwan
西 Xī Dé West Germany / German Federal Republic 德意志聯邦共和國|德意志联邦共和国[De2 yi4 zhi4 Lian2 bang1 Gong4 he2 guo2]
 Duàn Qiáo The Broken Bridge (at West Lake in Hangzhou)
西 xī yáng xī xià the sun sets in the west (idiom)
西 dōng nán xī běi east, south, west and north / all directions
 Qí tiān Dà shèng Great Sage the Equal of Heaven, self-proclaimed title of the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sun1 Wu4 kong1] in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]
 Zhāng huà xiàn Zhanghua or Changhua County in west Taiwan
西 xī zhēng punitive expedition to the west
西 xià xī yáng to sail west (from China) (used in reference to the 15th century voyages of Zheng He 鄭和|郑和[Zheng4 He2] to regions bordering the Indian Ocean)
 bái gǔ jīng White Bone Spirit (in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]) / (fig.) sly and cunning person
 Dà lín Dalin or Talin Town in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 Xian4], west Taiwan
 hú rén ethnic groups in the north and west of China in ancient times / foreigner / barbarian
 Xī kǒu Xikou or Hsikou Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 Xian4], west Taiwan
 Cháng gēng Classical Chinese name for planet Venus in the west after dusk
 sì dà míng zhù the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, namely: A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢|红楼梦[Hong2 lou2 Meng4], Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], Water Margin 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4], Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]
西 Xī Fēi West Africa
 wǔ fāng the five regions: the east, south, west, north and center / all parts / China and the lands beyond its frontiers
西 liáo xī west of Liaoning
西 shēng dōng jī xī to threaten the east and strike to the west (idiom) / to create a diversion
西 piān xī inclining to the west (e.g. of the sun after noon, indicating lateness of the day)
西 Xī wáng mǔ Xi Wangmu, Queen Mother of the West, keeper of the peaches of immortality / popularly known as 王母娘娘
 Dà nào Tiān gōng Monkey Wreaks Havoc in Heaven, story about the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sun1 Wu4 kong1] from the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记
 jīn gū bàng golden cudgel, weapon wielded by Sun Wukong in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]
 Bō ēn Bonn, a small town on the Rhine, Cold War capital of West Germany 1949-1990
西 Xī xiāng Jì Romance of the West Chamber by Wang Shifu 王實甫|王实甫[Wang2 Shi2 fu3]
 Léi fēng Tǎ Leifeng Pagoda, by West Lake until it was destroyed (also from Madam White Snake)
 Wú Chéng ēn Wu Cheng'en (1500-1582), author (or compiler) of novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记
西 guī xī to die / euphemism, lit. to return West or to the Western Paradise
西 xī jīng west longitude
 Ní rì ěr Niger (African state) / Niger River, West Africa
 Yǒng dìng Hé Yongding River to the West of Beijing
 A1 lā ěr Aral shehiri (Aral city) or Ālā'ěr subprefecture level city in west Xinjiang
 Dé hóng zhōu abbr. for 德宏傣族景頗族自治州|德宏傣族景颇族自治州, Dehong Dai and Jingpo autonomous prefecture in west Yunnan surrounded on three sides by Myanmar (Burma)
 dào dǎ yī pá lit. to strike with a muckrake (idiom), cf Pigsy 豬八戒|猪八戒 / in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记 / fig. to counterattack / to make bogus accusations (against one's victim)
 Sūn xíng zhě Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sun1 Wu4 kong1], the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]
西 chāi dōng qiáng bǔ xī qiáng lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west wall (idiom) / fig. temporary expedient / rob Peter to pay Paul
西 Xī huā tīng Xihuating pavilion on west side on Zhongnanhai, home to 周恩來|周恩来
西 Kē xī jiā Dǎo Corsica (Island located west of Italy and southeast of France)
 Méi shān Meishan Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 Xian4], west Taiwan
西 dōng xī nán běi east west south north
西 chāi dōng bǔ xī lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west (idiom) / fig. temporary expedient / Rob Peter to pay Paul
 Wáng mǔ niáng niáng another name for Xi Wangmu 西王母, Queen Mother of the West
西 Xī qū west district of city / west zone / Hsi west district of a Taiwanese city
 Hóu wáng Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]
 Kǎo wén chuí Coventry city in West Midlands 西米德蘭茲|西米德兰兹[Xi1 mi3 de2 lan2 zi1], UK
 Hā lì fǎ kè sī Halifax (name) / Halifax city, capital of Nova Scotia, Canada / Halifax, town in West Yorkshire, England
西 Xī Fú jí ní yà zhōu West Virginia, US state
 Dá ěr fù ěr Darfur, region of west Sudan
 Zé pǔ Poskam nahiyisi (Poskam county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区[Ka1 shi2 di4 qu1], west Xinjiang
西 Xī hú Xihu or West lake (place name) / West Lake in Hangzhou 杭州, Zhejiang / Xihu or Hsihu township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan
 Kē tè dí wǎ Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast in West Africa
 Sūn Wù kōng Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4] / Son Goku, the main character in Dragon Ball 七龍珠|七龙珠[Qi1 long2 zhu1]
西 Lù xī Luxi city in Yunnan, capital of Dehong Dai and Jingpo autonomous prefecture 德宏傣族景頗族自治州|德宏傣族景颇族自治州 / in west Yunnan
 bù lā dé fú dé Bradford, city in West Yorkshire, England
西 Xī yóu Jì 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 / also called Pilgrimage to the West or Monkey
 Gǔ jí lā tè bāng Gujarat, state in west India
 Jié lǐ kē Jericho (town in West Bank)
 Jiā shī Peyzivat nahiyisi (Peyziwat county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区[Ka1 shi2 di4 qu1], west Xinjiang
 Gǔ jí lā tè Gujarat, state in west India
西 Chéng xī qū west city district / Chengxi district of Xining city 西寧市|西宁市[Xi1 ning2 shi4], Qinghai
西 Hé xī land west of the Yellow river / Shaanxi, Qinghai and Gansu provinces
 Qīng hǎi shěng Qinghai province (Tsinghai) in west China, abbr. 青, capital Xining 西寧|西宁
西 Xī Fú jí ní yà West Virginia, US state
 Dé yì zhì Lián bāng Gòng hé guó Federal Republic of Germany / former West Germany 1945-1990, now simply Germany
 dié the declining sun in the west
 Mào wù Bogor (city in West Java)
 Shí jǐng shān qū Shijingshan inner district of west Beijing
 Tǎn gá ní kā Tanganyika on continent of West Africa, one component of Tanzania
 Wū lǔ mù qí Shì Ürümqi or Urumqi, prefecture-level city and capital of Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region 新疆維吾爾自治區|新疆维吾尔自治区[Xin1 jiang1 Wei2 wu2 er3 Zi4 zhi4 qu1] in west China
西 Xī Mèng jiā lā bāng West Bengal
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