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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

西 [xī]
  1. 1. noun [方向] west
  2. 2. noun [疆域] the West

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

西 [xī]
  1. 1. noun west
    西
    west room
    西海岸
    the west coast
    太原以西
    to the west of Taiyuan
    西
    head west
  2. 2. adjective Occidental; Western
    西
    Western-style clothes; suit
    西
    Western medicine

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

西 [xī]
  1. 1. 四个基本方向之一,太阳落下的一边
    西走。
    夕阳西下。
    西郊。
    西半球。
  2. 2. 极乐世界。
    撒手西去(指人死)。
    一命归西
  3. 3. 西洋(多指欧美各国)
    学贯中西
    西学。
    西餐。
    西装|
    西式。
  4. 4. 跟"东"对举,表示"到处"或"零散、没有次序"的意思
    东游西逛。
    东一个,西一个。

Examples

东一个,西一个
(of things) be scattered here and there
东一句,西一句
talk incoherently
东、南、西、北为基本方位。
East, west, north and south are the cardinal points of the compass.
正东(南、西、北)
due east (south, west, north)
他的火车将在西客站停靠。
The train he took would stop at the West Beijing Railway Station.
他说话是东一句,西一句。
He talks incoherently.
从东至西
from east to west
自东而西

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