西半球

xībànqiú

noun #33,168

Meanings

1 the Western Hemisphere

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

他研究西半球的气候变化。

Tā yánjiū xībànqiú de qìhòu biànhuà.

He studies climate change in the Western Hemisphere.

HSK 6

美洲位于西半球。

Měizhōu wèiyú xībànqiú.

The Americas lie in the Western Hemisphere.

Tips

memory

Literally 'west half ball' - the western half of the globe. The pair 东半球 (Eastern Hemisphere) / 西半球 (Western Hemisphere) divides the Earth along the prime meridian and 180° line.

Stroke Order

西 xī

半 bàn

球 qiú