"west" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
西	xī	west	syn
西边西邊	xī biān	west / west side / western part / to the west of	syn
西面	xī miàn	west side / west	syn
右	yòu	(bound form) right / right-hand side / (bound form) (politics) right of center / (bound form) (old) west / (literary) the right side as the side of precedence	syn
欧美歐美	ōu měi	Europe and America / the West
西方	xī fāng	the West / the Occident / Western countries	syn
西洋	xī yáng	the West (Europe and North America) / countries of the Indian Ocean (traditional)
西湾西灣	xī wān	West
泰西	tài xī	(old) the West / the Occident
高加索羱羊	gāo jiā suǒ yuán yáng	West
美国西岸美國西岸	měi guó xī àn	West
西古尔纳油田西古爾納油田	xī gǔ ěr nà yóu tián	West

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
东西東西	dōng xī	east and west	syn
华西華西	huá xī	West China (region in the upper reaches of Yangtze River and Sichuan Province)
胡人	hú rén	ethnic groups in the north and west of China in ancient times / foreigner / barbarian
六合	liù hé	the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, down) / the whole country / the universe / everything under the sun	syn
中西	zhōng xī	China and the West / Chinese-Western
白虎	bái hǔ	White Tiger (the seven mansions of the west sky) / (slang) hairless female genitalia
娘娘	niáng niang	queen / empress / imperial concubine / Goddess, esp. Xi Wangmu 王母娘娘 or 西王母, Queen Mother of the West / mother / aunt	syn
悟空	wù kōng	Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers from the novel Journey to the West 西遊記\|西游记[Xi1 You2 Ji4]
西侧西側	xī cè	west side / west face
西风西風	xī fēng	west wind	syn
猪八戒豬八戒	zhū bā jiè	Zhu Bajie, character in Journey to the West 西遊記\|西游记, with pig-like characteristics and armed with a muckrake / Pigsy in Arthur Waley's translation
西岸	xī àn	the west bank / West Bank of Jordan River
嘉义嘉義	jiā yì	Chiayi, a city and county in west Taiwan
以西	yǐ xī	to the west of (suffix)
彰化	zhāng huà	Zhanghua or Changhua city and county in west Taiwan
东西方東西方	dōng xī fāng	east and west / east to west
新港	xīn gǎng	Xingang or Hsinkang Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣\|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 Xian4], west Taiwan
西德	xī dé	West Germany / German Federal Republic 德意志聯邦共和國\|德意志联邦共和国[De2 yi4 zhi4 Lian2 bang1 Gong4 he2 guo2]
断桥斷橋	duàn qiáo	The Broken Bridge (at West Lake in Hangzhou)
夕阳西下夕陽西下	xī yáng xī xià	the sun sets in the west (idiom)	syn
东南西北東南西北	dōng nán xī běi	east, south, west and north / all directions	syn
齐天大圣齊天大聖	qí tiān dà shèng	Great Sage the Equal of Heaven, self-proclaimed title of the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空\|孙悟空[Sun1 Wu4 kong1] in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記\|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]
彰化县彰化縣	zhāng huà xiàn	Zhanghua or Changhua County in west Taiwan
西征	xī zhēng	punitive expedition to the west
下西洋	xià xī yáng	to sail west (from China) (used in reference to the 15th century voyages of Zheng He 鄭和\|郑和[Zheng4 He2] to regions bordering the Indian Ocean)
白骨精	bái gǔ jīng	White Bone Spirit (in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記\|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]) / (fig.) sly and cunning person	syn
大林	dà lín	Dalin or Talin Town in Chiayi County 嘉義縣\|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 Xian4], west Taiwan
溪口	xī kǒu	Xikou or Hsikou Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣\|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 Xian4], west Taiwan
长庚長庚	cháng gēng	Classical Chinese name for planet Venus in the west after dusk	syn
四大名著	sì dà míng zhù	the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, namely: A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢\|红楼梦[Hong2 lou2 Meng4], Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義\|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], Water Margin 水滸傳\|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4], Journey to the West 西遊記\|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]
西非	xī fēi	West Africa
五方	wǔ fāng	the five regions: the east, south, west, north and center / all parts / China and the lands beyond its frontiers	syn
辽西遼西	liáo xī	west of Liaoning
声东击西聲東擊西	shēng dōng jī xī	to threaten the east and strike to the west (idiom) / to create a diversion
偏西	piān xī	inclining to the west (e.g. of the sun after noon, indicating lateness of the day)
西王母	xī wáng mǔ	Xi Wangmu, Queen Mother of the West, keeper of the peaches of immortality / popularly known as 王母娘娘	syn
大闹天宫大鬧天宮	dà nào tiān gōng	Monkey Wreaks Havoc in Heaven, story about the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空\|孙悟空[Sun1 Wu4 kong1] from the novel Journey to the West 西遊記\|西游记
金箍棒	jīn gū bàng	golden cudgel, weapon wielded by Sun Wukong in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記\|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]
唐三藏	táng sān zàng	Tripitaka, the central character of the 16th century novel "Journey to the West" 西遊記\|西游记[Xi1you2Ji4], based on the monk Xuanzang 玄奘[Xuan2zang4] (602-664)
波恩	bō ēn	Bonn, a small town on the Rhine, Cold War capital of West Germany 1949-1990
西厢记西廂記	xī xiāng jì	Romance of the West Chamber by Wang Shifu 王實甫\|王实甫[Wang2 Shi2 fu3]
雷峰塔	léi fēng tǎ	Leifeng Pagoda, by West Lake until it was destroyed (also from Madam White Snake)
吴承恩吳承恩	wú chéng ēn	Wu Cheng'en (1500-1582), author (or compiler) of novel Journey to the West 西遊記\|西游记
归西歸西	guī xī	to die (euphemism, lit. to return West or to the Western Paradise)	syn
西经西經	xī jīng	west longitude
尼日尔尼日爾	ní rì ěr	Niger (African state) / Niger River, West Africa
永定河	yǒng dìng hé	Yongding River to the West of Beijing
阿拉尔阿拉爾	ā lā ěr	Aral shehiri (Aral city) or Ālā'ěr subprefecture level city in west Xinjiang
倒打一耙	dào dǎ yī pá	lit. to strike with a muckrake (idiom), cf Pigsy 豬八戒\|猪八戒 in Journey to the West 西遊記\|西游记 / fig. to counterattack / to make bogus accusations (against one's victim)	syn
孙行者孫行者	sūn xíng zhě	Sun Wukong 孫悟空\|孙悟空[Sun1 Wu4 kong1], the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記\|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]
拆东墙补西墙拆東牆補西牆	chāi dōng qiáng bǔ xī qiáng	lit. to tear down the east wall to repair the west wall (idiom) / fig. to rob Peter to pay Paul
西花厅西花廳	xī huā tīng	Xihuating pavilion on west side on Zhongnanhai, home to 周恩來\|周恩来
科西嘉岛科西嘉島	kē xī jiā dǎo	Corsica (Island located west of Italy and southeast of France)
梅山	méi shān	Meishan Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣\|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 Xian4], west Taiwan
酉	yǒu	10th earthly branch: 5-7 p.m., 8th solar month (8th September-7th October), year of the Rooster / ancient Chinese compass point: 270° (west)
东西南北東西南北	dōng xī nán běi	east west south north
拆东补西拆東補西	chāi dōng bǔ xī	lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west (idiom) / fig. temporary expedient / Rob Peter to pay Paul
王母娘娘	wáng mǔ niáng niáng	another name for Xi Wangmu 西王母, Queen Mother of the West	syn
西区西區	xī qū	west district of city / west zone / Hsi west district of a Taiwanese city
猴王	hóu wáng	Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記\|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]
考文垂	kǎo wén chuí	Coventry city in West Midlands 西米德蘭茲\|西米德兰兹[Xi1 mi3 de2 lan2 zi1], UK
布列塔尼佈列塔尼	bù liè tǎ ní	Brittany, area in the north-west of France
哈利法克斯	hā lì fǎ kè sī	Halifax (name) / Halifax city, capital of Nova Scotia, Canada / Halifax, town in West Yorkshire, England
西弗吉尼亚州西弗吉尼亞州	xī fú jí ní yà zhōu	West Virginia, US state
达尔富尔達爾富爾	dá ěr fù ěr	Darfur, region of west Sudan
泽普澤普	zé pǔ	Poskam nahiyisi (Poskam county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區\|喀什地区[Ka1 shi2 di4 qu1], west Xinjiang
西湖	xī hú	Xihu or West lake (place name) / West Lake in Hangzhou 杭州, Zhejiang / Xihu or Hsihu township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣\|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan
科特迪瓦	kē tè dí wǎ	Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast in West Africa
孙悟空孫悟空	sūn wù kōng	Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記\|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4] / Son Goku, the main character in Dragon Ball 七龍珠\|七龙珠[Qi1 long2 zhu1]
潞西	lù xī	Luxi city in Yunnan, capital of Dehong Dai and Jingpo autonomous prefecture 德宏傣族景頗族自治州\|德宏傣族景颇族自治州 in west Yunnan
布拉德福德	bù lā dé fú dé	Bradford, city in West Yorkshire, England
西游记西遊記	xī yóu jì	"Journey to the West", Ming dynasty novel by Wu Cheng'en 吳承恩\|吴承恩[Wu2 Cheng2 en1], one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, also called "Pilgrimage to the West" or "Monkey"
古吉拉特邦	gǔ jí lā tè bāng	Gujarat, state in west India
杰里科傑里科	jié lǐ kē	Jericho (town in West Bank)
伽师伽師	jiā shī	Peyzivat nahiyisi (Peyziwat county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區\|喀什地区[Ka1 shi2 di4 qu1], west Xinjiang
古吉拉特	gǔ jí lā tè	Gujarat, state in west India
城西区城西區	chéng xī qū	west city district / Chengxi district of Xining city 西寧市\|西宁市[Xi1 ning2 shi4], Qinghai
河西	hé xī	land west of the Yellow river / Shaanxi, Qinghai and Gansu provinces
东西德東西德	dōng xī dé	East and West Germany / refers to the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) and the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany)
负责西非问题的秘书长特别代表办公室負責西非問題的秘書長特別代表辦公室		Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa / United Nations Office for West Africa
联合国西非办公室聯合國西非辦公室	lián hé guó xī fēi bàn gōng shì	Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa / United Nations Office for West Africa
西弗吉尼亚西弗吉尼亞	xī fú jí ní yà	West Virginia, US state
德意志联邦共和国德意志聯邦共和國	dé yì zhì lián bāng gòng hé guó	Federal Republic of Germany / former West Germany 1945-1990, now simply Germany
昳	dié	the declining sun in the west
茂物	mào wù	Bogor (city in West Java)
石景山区石景山區	shí jǐng shān qū	Shijingshan, an inner district of west Beijing
坦噶尼喀	tǎn gá ní kā	Tanganyika on continent of West Africa, one component of Tanzania
西孟加拉邦	xī mèng jiā lā bāng	West Bengal

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