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西方

xī fāng
HSK 3.0 Level 3 Noun Uncommon

Definitions

  1. 1. the West
  2. 2. the Occident
  3. 3. Western countries

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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东方
dōng fāng

east

地理或文化上的对比

Register variants

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西洋
xī yáng

the West (Europe and North America)

较旧式或文学用语

Related words

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欧美
ōu měi

Europe and America

指西方的主要地区

Usage notes

Collocations

“西方”常与“国家”连用，如“西方国家”，单独使用时多指文化意义上的西方。

Common mistakes

注意“西方”指的是欧美的总称，不包括地理上的整个西半球，不要误用来泛指所有西边的地区。

Example Sentences

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他喜欢 西方 文化。
He likes Western culture.

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Words Containing 西方

东方不亮西方亮
dōng fāng bù liàng xī fāng liàng

if it isn't bright in the east, it'll be bright in the west (idiom)

东西方
dōng xī fāng

east and west

东西方文化
dōng xī fāng wén huà

Eastern and Western culture

西方人
xī fāng rén

Westerner

西方松鸡
xī fāng sōng jī

(bird species of China) western capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus)

西方极乐世界
xī fāng jí lè shì jiè

Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss or Sukhavati (Sanskrit)

西方滨鹬
xī fāng bīn yù

(bird species of China) western sandpiper (Calidris mauri)

西方狍
xī fāng páo

roe deer

西方秧鸡
xī fāng yāng jī

(bird species of China) water rail (Rallus aquaticus)

西方马脑炎病毒
xī fāng mǎ nǎo yán bìng dú

western equine encephalitis (WEE) virus

Child Words of 西方

方
fāng

square

西
xī

the West