西方

xīfāng

noun HSK 2 #6,409

Meanings

HSK 3

西方文化和东方文化很不同。

Xīfāng wénhuà hé dōngfāng wénhuà hěn bùtóng.

Western culture and Eastern culture are very different.

HSK 4

他对西方历史很感兴趣。

Tā duì xīfāng lìshǐ hěn gǎn xìngqù.

He's very interested in Western history.

HSK 7-9

太阳从西方落下。

Tàiyáng cóng xīfāng luòxià.

The sun sets in the west.

usage

西方 can mean the literal direction 'west' or refer to 'Western countries/civilization' depending on context.

culture

The counterpart is 东方 (the East). In Chinese Buddhism, 西方 also refers to the Western Paradise (Pure Land).

西 xī

方 fāng