西部

xībù

noun HSK 3 #4,060

Meanings

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

Characters

Examples

中国西部很大。

Zhōngguó xībù hěn dà.

Western China is very big.

他去了美国西部旅游。

Tā qù le Měiguó xībù lǚyóu.

He went traveling in the western US.

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