No. 584 in Chinese
西
"West"
In a sentence
我住在城市的西边。
I live in the west part of the city.
Here, '西' is used as a noun representing a cardinal direction, referring to 'west'.
太阳从东边升起，从西边落下。
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
In this sentence, '西' is part of the noun phrase '西边', depicting the direction west, used in a descriptive manner.
他是一个来自西方的游客。
He is a tourist from the west.
Here, '西' connects with '方' to form '西方', referring culturally or geographically to the western regions or countries.
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