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
ㅤ，
zuìhòu最后
yīliàng一辆
mǎchē马车
shǐ驶
huí回
mǎjiù马厩
ㅤ。
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
ㅤ、
nán南
zhì至
xué学
yīn阴
lù路
ㅤ、
xī西
zhì至
xiùshuǐ秀水
xuéyuàn学院
yòngde用地
jiè界
ㅤ、
běi北
zhì至
wénchāng文昌
lù路
ㅤ。
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
ㅤ，
hǎibá海拔
shìbushì是不是
zhújiàn逐渐
biàn变
gāo高
le了
ㅤ？
As you travel westward, does the elevation get higher?
xīyáng夕阳
huì会
xī西
xià下
ㅤ，
xiàng像
luòmù落幕
sì似
de地
bǎ把
yè夜
mù暮
jiàng降
xià下
ㅤ。
The sun would ring down, pulling darkness after it like a curtain.