西方

xīfāng

noun HSK 2 #6,409

Meanings

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.

他对西方历史很感兴趣。

Tā duì xīfāng lìshǐ hěn gǎn xìngqù.

He's very interested in Western history.

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