以西

yǐxī

phrase #17,315

Meanings

1 to the west of

Characters

from; by means of

Examples

长江以西是山区。

Chángjiāng yǐxī shì shānqū.

West of the Yangtze River is mountainous area.

学校在公园以西两公里处。

Xuéxiào zài gōngyuán yǐxī liǎng gōnglǐ chù.

The school is two kilometers west of the park.

Tips

grammar

以西 is a directional suffix. The pattern is: [place] + 以 + [direction]. Other directions: 以东, 以南, 以北. Example: 北京以南 = south of Beijing.

Stroke Order

以 yǐ

西 xī