西
Pictographic: A bird settling into its nest, representing sunset; compare 東Radical: 襾
meaning for 西 xī:
- - west
- - the West
- - abbr. for Spain 西班牙
- - Spanishthe West
- - the Occident
- - Western countrieswestern partNorthwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang)east and westXi'an, sub-provincial city and capital of Shaanxi 陕西省
tàiyang太阳
xī西
xié斜
，
zuìhòu最后
yīliàng一辆
mǎchē马车
shǐ驶
huí回
mǎjiù马厩
。
As the sun set, the last horse-drawn carriage made its way back to the stable.
dōng东
zhì至
chāngshèng昌盛
lù路
、
nán南
zhì至
xué学
yīn阴
lù路
、
xī西
zhì至
xiùshuǐ秀水
xuéyuàn学院
yòngde用地
jiè界
、
běi北
zhì至
wénchāng文昌
lù路
。
Reaching Changsheng road on the east, Xueyin road on the south, plot for Xiushui College on the west, Wenchang road on the north.
dāng当
nǐ你
xiàng向
xī西
lǚxíng旅行
shí时
，
hǎibá海拔
shìbushì是不是
zhújiàn逐渐
biàn变
gāo高
le了
？
As you travel westward, does the elevation get higher?
xīyáng夕阳
huì会
xī西
xià下
，
xiàng像
luòmù落幕
sì似
de地
bǎ把
yè夜
mù暮
jiàng降
xià下
。
The sun would ring down, pulling darkness after it like a curtain.