xī biān
west; west side
我在西边长大。
wǒ zài xī biān cháng dà.
I grew up in the west.
西边的天空很蓝。
xī biān de tiān kōng hěn lán.
The sky in the west is very blue.
我要去西边旅行。
wǒ yào qù xī biān lǚ xíng.
I'm going to travel to the west.
西方 (xī fāng)
the west
西面 (xī miàn)
the west side
西边儿 (xī biān er)
the west side
东边 (dōng biān)
east
西边 (xī biān)
west
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The Chinese word 西边 (xī biān) literally means "west side" and is used to refer to the western direction. It is composed of two characters: 西 (xī), which means "west", and 边 (biān), which means "side" or "edge". The character 西 is derived from the ancient Chinese character for "sun", which was depicted as a circle with a line representing the sun's rays. The character 边 is derived from the ancient Chinese character for "boundary", which was depicted as a line separating two areas. Together, the characters 西 and 边 form the word 西边, which refers to the side of the world where the sun sets.
