以西

yǐxī

phrase #17,315

Meanings

1 to the west of

Characters

from; by means of

Examples

HSK 4

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.

HSK 5

长江以西是山区。

Chángjiāng yǐxī shì shānqū.

West of the Yangtze River is mountainous area.

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