西部

xībù

noun HSK 3 #4,060

Meanings

1 western part; the west (of a region/country)

Characters

Examples

HSK 1

中国西部很大。

Zhōngguó xībù hěn dà.

Western China is very big.

HSK 3

他去了美国西部旅游。

Tā qù le Měiguó xībù lǚyóu.

He went traveling in the western US.

HSK 3

西部的发展需要更多人才。

Xībù de fāzhǎn xūyào gèngduō réncái.

Development in the west needs more talented people.

Tips

usage

中国西部 refers to western China (Tibet, Xinjiang, Sichuan, Yunnan, etc.). 西部大开发 is the famous 'Western Development' campaign.

Stroke Order

西 xī

部 bù