Usage of the character 西

Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區／广西壮族自治区 in South Central China, on the border with Vietnam, abbr. 桂, capital Nanning 南寧／南宁
until 1959, Guangxi province

Xī'ōu

西欧

[西歐]

Western Europe

Jiāngxī

江西

[江西]

Jiangxi province (Kiangsi) in southeast China, abbr. 贛／赣 ( Gàn), capital Nanchang 南昌 ( Nánchāng)

Xīgù

西固

[西固]

Xigu District of Lanzhou City 蘭州市／兰州市 ( Lánzhōu Shì), Gansu

Xī Liáo

西辽

[西遼]

Western Liao, Khitan kingdom of central Asia 1132-1218

Xīqiáng

西墙

[西牆]

Western Wall, or Wailing Wall (Jerusalem)

Xīxiāng

西乡

[西鄉]

Xixiang County in Hanzhong 漢中／汉中 ( Hànzhōng), Shaanxi

pǔxī

普西

[普西]

psi (Greek letter Ψψ)

Xiāngxī

湘西

[湘西]

Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州 ( Xiāngxī Tǔjiāzú Miáozú Zìzhìzhōu)
western Hunan

Dàxī

大西

[大西]

Ōnishi (Japanese surname)

Línxī

临西

[臨西]

Linxi county in Xingtai 邢台 ( Xíngtái), Hebei

Jǐnxī

锦西

[錦西]

Jinxi town, now part of Nanpiao district 南票 ( Nánpiào) of Huludao city 葫蘆島市／葫芦岛市 ( Húlúdǎoshì), Liaoning

Nàxī

纳西

[納西]

Nakhi (ethnic group)

Xī Qín

西秦

[西秦]

Western Qin of the Sixteen Kingdoms (385-431)

Táixī

台西

[台西]

Taixi or Taihsi township in Yunlin county 雲林縣／云林县 ( Yúnlínxiàn), Taiwan

Dìngxī

定西

[定西]

Dingxi prefecture-level city in Gansu

Xī Yà

西亚

[西亞]

Southwest Asia

Xīmǐn

西敏

[西敏]

Westminster, a London borough

Jìngxī

靖西

[靖西]

Jingxi county in Baise 百色 ( Bǎisè), Guangxi

xīfú

西弗

[西弗]

sievert (Sv), unit of radiation damage used in radiotherapy

xiàngxī

向西

[向西]

westward

Yēxī

耶西

[耶西]

Jesse (son of Obed)

Huáxī

华西

[華西]

West China (region in the upper reaches of Yangtze River and Sichuan Province)

Xīzǐ

西子

[西子]

another name for Xishi 西施 ( Xīshī)

Xīchóu

西畴

[西疇]

Xichou county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州／文山壮族苗族自治州 ( Wénshān Zhuàngzú Miáozúzìzhìzhōu), Yunnan

Xīchéng

西城

[西城]

Xicheng, a district of central Beijing

Yàoxī

耀西

[耀西]

Yoshi (Nintendo video game character)

xīshì

西式

[西式]

Western style

xīmǐ

西米

[西米]

sago

Xīgòng

西贡

[西貢]

Saigon, capital of former South Vietnam
Sai Kung town in New Territories, Hong Kong

Xī Wèi

西魏

[西魏]

Western Wei of the Northern dynasties (535-557), formed from the break-up of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏

Zhōng Xī

中西

[中西]

China and the West
Chinese-Western

xīyuán

西元

[西元]

(Tw) Christian era
Gregorian calendar
AD (Anno Domini)

xīchén

西沉

[西沉]

(of the sun) to set

Xī Fēi

西非

[西非]

West Africa

Xīhé

西和

[西和]

Xihe county in Longnan 隴南／陇南 ( Lǒngnán), Gansu

xīlì

西历

[西曆]

Gregorian calendar
Western calendar

xīzhēng

西征

[西征]

punitive expedition to the west

Xīshā

西沙

[西沙]

see 西沙群島／西沙群岛 ( Xīshā Qúndǎo)

Línxī

林西

[林西]

Linxi County of Chifeng 赤峰 ( Chìfēng), Inner Mongolia

Hǎixī

海西

[海西]

Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: Mtsho-nub Sog-rigs dang Bod-rigs rang-skyong-khul) in Qinghai

Xīyuè

西岳

[西嶽]

Mt Hua 華山／华山 in Shaanxi, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽／五岳 ( Wǔyuè)

xīguā

西瓜

[西瓜]

watermelon
CL:顆／颗 (kē),個／个 (ge)

Qiānxī

迁西

[遷西]

Qianxi county in Tangshan 唐山 ( Tángshān), Hebei

Anxī

安西

[安西]

Anxi county, former name of Guazhou county 瓜州縣／瓜州县 ( Guāzhōuxiàn) in Jiuquan 酒泉 ( Jiǔquán), Gansu

Chuānxī

川西

[川西]

Western Sichuan

Méixī

梅西

[梅西]

Lionel Messi (1987-), Argentine footballer

Fénxī

汾西

[汾西]

Fenxi county in Linfen 臨汾／临汾 ( Línfén), Shanxi

Yángxī

阳西

[陽西]

Yangxi county in Yangjiang 陽江／阳江 ( Yángjiāng), Guangdong

Zéxī

泽西

[澤西]

Jersey (Channel Islands)

Chèxī

彻西

[徹西]

Chelsea, suburb of London
Chelsea football club

Xīkāng

西康

[西康]

historic province of Tibet in Kham region and west Sichuan, a province of Republic of China 1928-49 with capital Ya'an 雅安 ( Yǎ'ān)

Xīhú

西湖

[西湖]

Xihu or West lake (place name)
West Lake in Hangzhou 杭州, Zhejiang
Xihu or Hsihu township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣／苗栗县 ( Miáolìxiàn), northwest Taiwan

Xīcūn

西村

[西村]

Nishimura (Japanese surname)

Xīluó

西螺

[西螺]

Xiluo or Hsilo town in Yunlin county 雲林縣／云林县 ( Yúnlínxiàn), Taiwan

Lánxī

兰西

[蘭西]

Langxi county in Suihua 綏化／绥化, Heilongjiang

xīduān

西端

[西端]

western extremity

xīfú

西服

[西服]

suit
Western-style clothes (historical usage)

Yuèxī

岳西

[岳西]

Yuexi, a county in Anqing 安慶／安庆 ( Anqīng), Anhui

Láixī

莱西

[萊西]

Laixi, county-level city in Qingdao 青島／青岛, Shandong

Xīmén

西门

[西門]

surname Ximen

Shǎnxī

陕西

[陝西]

Shaanxi province (Shensi) in northwest China, abbr. 陝／陕 ( Shǎn) or 秦 ( Qín), capital Xi'an 西安 ( Xī'ān)

Lǒngxī

陇西

[隴西]

Longxi county in Dingxi 定西 ( Dìngxī), Gansu

xīqín

西芹

[西芹]

celery
parsley

Xīshī

西施

[西施]

Xishi (c. 450 BC), famous Chinese beauty, foremost of the four legendary beauties 四大美女 (sìdàměinü), given by King Gou Jian 勾踐／勾践 ( Gōu Jiàn) of Yue as concubine to King of Wu as part of a successful plan to destroy Wu

xīyòu

西柚

[西柚]

grapefruit

kè Xī

克西

[克西]

xi or ksi (Greek letter Ξξ)

xīcān

西餐

[西餐]

Western-style food
CL:份 (fèn),頓／顿 (dùn)

Xīnǎi

西乃

[西乃]

Sinai

Qiánxī

黔西

[黔西]

Qianxi county in Bijie prefecture 畢節地區／毕节地区 ( Bìjiédìqū), Guizhou

Xī Liáng

西凉

[西涼]

Western Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms (400-421)

Xīdiǎn

西点

[西點]

West Point, US military academy in New York

xīyī

西医

[西醫]

Western medicine
a doctor trained in Western medicine

xīnán

西南

[西南]

southwest

Xīdùn

西顿

[西頓]

Sidon (Lebanon)

Xīgǎng

西港

[西港]

West Harbor
Hsikang township in Tainan county 台南縣／台南县 ( Táinánxiàn), Taiwan

yǐxī

以西

[以西]

to the west of (suffix)

Xīdān

西单

[西單]

Xidan neighborhood of central Beijing

xīfēi

西鲱

[西鯡]

allis shad (Alosa alosa)

xītǎ

西塔

[西塔]

theta (Greek letter Θθ)

Pàxī

帕西

[帕西]

Parsi
Farsi
Persian

Xīzàng

西藏

[西藏]

Tibet
Xizang or Tibet Autonomous Region 西藏自治區／西藏自治区 ( Xīzàng Zìzhìqū)

Xī Dé

西德

[西德]

West Germany
German Federal Republic 德意志聯邦共和國／德意志联邦共和国 ( Déyìzhì Liánbāng Gònghéguó)

Xī'ān

西安

[西安]

Xi'an, sub-provincial city and capital of Shaanxi 陝西省／陕西省 ( Shǎnxī Shěng) in northwest China
see 西安區／西安区 ( Xī'ān Qū)

Xīyù

西域

[西域]

Western Regions (Han Dynasty term for regions beyond Yumen Pass 玉門關／玉门关 ( Yùmén Guān))

xīcè

西侧

[西側]

west side; west face

liáoxī

辽西

[遼西]

west of Liaoning

Xīxiá

西峡

[西峽]

Xixia county in Nanyang 南陽／南阳 ( Nányáng), Henan

Xī Jìn

西晋

[西晉]

Western Jin dynasty (265-316)

Héxī

河西

[河西]

land west of the Yellow river
Shaanxi, Qinghai and Gansu provinces

Xīxiù

西秀

[西秀]

Xixiu district of Anshun city 安順市／安顺市 ( Anshùnshì), Guizhou

Yuèxī

越西

[越西]

Yuexi county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州／凉山彝族自治州 ( Liángshān Yízúzìzhìzhōu), south Sichuan

Xīchōng

西充

[西充]

Xichong county in Nanchong 南充 ( Nánchōng), Sichuan

Xīyǔ

西屿

[西嶼]

Xiyu or Hsiyu township in Penghu county 澎湖縣／澎湖县 ( Pénghúxiàn) (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan

Xīqīng

西青

[西青]

Xiqing suburban district of Tianjin municipality 天津市 ( Tiānjīnshì)

xīyào

西药

[西藥]

Western medicine

xīdá

西打

[西打]

cider (loanword)

Shānxī

山西

[山西]

Shanxi Province (Shansi) in north China between Hebei and Shaanxi, abbr. 晉／晋 ( Jìn) capital Taiyuan 太原 ( Tàiyuán)

Xīnài

西奈

[西奈]

Sinai Peninsula

Xīyáng

西洋

[西洋]

the West (Europe and North America)
countries of the Indian Ocean (traditional)

Tàixī

泰西

[泰西]

(old) the West; the Occident

Féixī

肥西

[肥西]

Feixi, a county in Hefei 合肥 ( Héféi), Anhui

Xī Wài

西外

[西外]

abbr. for 西安外國語大學／西安外国语大学 ( Xī'ān Wàiguóyǔ Dàxué)

xīqí

西奇

[西奇]

sygyt (overtone singing)

Xīfēng

西丰

[西豐]

Xifeng county in Tieling 鐵嶺／铁岭 ( Tiělǐng), Liaoning

Xī Zhōu

西周

[西周]

Western Zhou (1027-771 BC)

Lùxī

潞西

[潞西]

Luxi city in Yunnan, capital of Dehong Dai and Jingpo autonomous prefecture 德宏傣族景頗族自治州／德宏傣族景颇族自治州 in west Yunnan

Jiànxī

涧西

[澗西]

Jianxi district of Luoyang City 洛陽市／洛阳市 in Henan province 河南

Xīfāng

西方

[西方]

the West
the Occident
Western countries

Lúxī

泸西

[瀘西]

Luxi county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan

xīxī

西西

[西西]

cubic centimeter (cc) (loanword)

Xīfēng

西峰

[西峰]

Western peak
Xifeng district of Qingyang city 慶陽市／庆阳市 ( Qìngyángshì), Gansu

xīpí

西皮

[西皮]

one of the two chief types of music in Chinese opera
see also 二黃／二黄 (èrhuáng)

Xīníng

西宁

[西寧]

Xining, prefecture-level city and capital of Qinghai province 青海省 ( Qīnghǎishěng) in west China

Xīxué

西学

[西學]

Western learning (intellectual movement in the late Qing)
also called 洋務運動／洋务运动

Lùxī

露西

[露西]

Lucy

Guānxī

关西

[關西]

Kansai region, Japan
Guanxi or Kuanhsi town in Hsinchu County 新竹縣／新竹县 ( Xīnzhú Xiàn), northwest Taiwan

Húxī

湖西

[湖西]

Huhsi township in Penghu county 澎湖縣／澎湖县 ( Pénghúxiàn) (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan

Xīlā

西拉

[西拉]

Syrah (grape type)

Xījí

西吉

[西吉]

Xiji county in Guyuan 固原 ( Gùyuán), Ningxia

Bāxī

巴西

[巴西]

Brazil

xīzhuāng

西装

[西裝]

suit
Western-style clothes
CL:套 (tào)

Jīxī

鸡西

[雞西]

Jixi prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江／黑龙江 ( Hēilóngjiāng) in northeast China

Xīpíng

西平

[西平]

Xiping county in Zhumadian 駐馬店／驻马店 ( Zhùmǎdiàn), Henan

Xī Hàn

西汉

[西漢]

Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-8 AD), also called 前漢／前汉 ( Qián Hàn), Former Han Dynasty

Xīsītīng

西斯汀

[西斯汀]

Sistine (Chapel)
also written 西斯廷

Xīménzǐ

西门子

[西門子]

Siemens (company name)

xīshīquǎn

西施犬

[西施犬]

shih tzu (dog breed)

Féixī Xiàn

肥西县

[肥西縣]

Feixi, a county in Hefei 合肥 ( Héféi), Anhui

Mǎnáxī

玛拿西

[瑪拿西]

Manasseh (son of Hezekiah)

Xī'ān Qū

西安区

[西安區]

Xi'an District of Liaoyuan City 遼源市／辽源市 ( Liáoyuán Shì), Jilin
Xi'an District of Mudanjiang city 牡丹江市 ( Mǔdanjiāng Shì), Heilongjiang

Xīlóu Jì

西楼记

[西樓記]

Qing dynasty novel the Western Chamber by Yuan Yuling 袁于令 ( Yuán Yúlìng)
same as 西樓夢／西楼梦

Gēnxīdǎo

根西岛

[根西島]

Guernsey (Channel Islands)

Xīgù Qū

西固区

[西固區]

Xigu District of Lanzhou City 蘭州市／兰州市 ( Lánzhōu Shì), Gansu

Nàxīzú

纳西族

[納西族]

Nakhi ethnic group in Yunnan

xībànqiú

西半球

[西半球]

Western Hemisphere

mǎidōngxi

买东西

[買東西]

to do one's shopping

Zànxīpèi

赞西佩

[贊西佩]

Xanthippe, Socrates' wife

Mòxīgē

墨西哥

[墨西哥]

Mexico

Shānxī Shěng

山西省

[山西省]

Shanxi Province (Shansi) in north China between Hebei and Shaanxi, abbr. 晉／晋 ( Jìn) capital Taiyuan 太原 ( Tàiyuán)

Xīyǔxiāng

西屿乡

[西嶼鄉]

Xiyu or Hsiyu township in Penghu county 澎湖縣／澎湖县 ( Pénghúxiàn) (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan

Xīxiàqū

西夏区

[西夏區]

Xixia district of Yinchuan city 銀川市／银川市 ( Yínchuānshì), Ningxia

Xīhéxiàn

西和县

[西和縣]

Xihe county in Longnan 隴南／陇南 ( Lǒngnán), Gansu

Xītún Qū

西屯区

[西屯區]

Xitun District of Taichung, Taiwan

Héxīqū

河西区

[河西區]

Hexi district of Tianjin municipality 天津市 ( Tiānjīnshì)

Dōng Xī Zhōu

东西周

[東西周]

Western Zhou (1045-771 BC) and Eastern Zhou (770-256 BC)

Chéngxīqū

城西区

[城西區]

west city district
Chengxi district of Xining city 西寧市／西宁市 ( Xīníngshì), Qinghai

Jīxīshì

鸡西市

[雞西市]

Jixi prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江／黑龙江 ( Hēilóngjiāng) in northeast China

Niǔzéxī

纽泽西

[紐澤西]

New Jersey, USA (Tw)

Lánxīxiàn

兰西县

[蘭西縣]

Langxi county in Suihua 綏化／绥化, Heilongjiang

Shǎnxī Shěng

陕西省

[陝西省]

Shaanxi Province (Shensi) in northwest China, abbr. 陝／陕 ( Shǎn) or 秦 ( Qín), capital Xi'an 西安 ( Xī'ān)

Guǎngxī Shěng

广西省

[廣西省]

Guangxi Province, which in 1958 became Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區／广西壮族自治区 ( Guǎngxi Zhuàngzu Zizhiqù), capital Nanning 南寧／南宁 ( Nánning)

Xīxiùqū

西秀区

[西秀區]

Xixiu district of Anshun city 安順市／安顺市 ( Anshùnshì), Guizhou

Jīxīniǔ

基西纽

[基西紐]

Chișinău (aka Kishinev), capital of Moldova (Tw)

Xīwànní

西万尼

[西萬尼]

Silvaner (grape type)

Yúnxīxiàn

郧西县

[鄖西縣]

Yunxi county in Shiyan 十堰 ( Shíyàn), Hubei

Xīqīngqū

西青区

[西青區]

Xiqing suburban district of Tianjin municipality 天津市 ( Tiānjīnshì)

Línxī Xiàn

临西县

[臨西縣]

Linxi County in Xingtai 邢台 ( Xíngtái), Hebei

Xīmén Qìng

西门庆

[西門慶]

Ximen Qing, a fictional character in the novels "Jin Ping Mei" 金瓶梅 ( Jīnpíngméi) and "Water Margin" 水滸傳／水浒传 ( Shuǐhǔ Zhuàn)

Huáxī Cūn

华西村

[華西村]

Huaxi Village in Jiangsu Province 江蘇省／江苏省 ( Jiāngsū Shěng)

Tiěxīqū

铁西区

[鐵西區]

Tiexi district of Siping city 四平市, Jilin
Tiexi district of Shenyang city 瀋陽市／沈阳市, Liaoning

Wūxīyà

乌西亚

[烏西亞]

Uzziah (son of Joram)

dōngxīfāng

东西方

[東西方]

east and west
east to west

xīyuánqián

西元前

[西元前]

BCE (before the Common Era)
BC (before Christ)

xīlánhuā

西兰花

[西蘭花]

broccoli

Xīyùjì

西域记

[西域記]

Report of the regions west of Great Tang
travel record of Xuan Zang 玄奘 on his travels to Central Asia and India

Anxīxiàn

安西县

[安西縣]

Anxi county, former name of Guazhou county 瓜州縣／瓜州县 ( Guāzhōuxiàn) in Jiuquan 酒泉 ( Jiǔquán), Gansu

Sūxīluò

苏西洛

[蘇西洛]

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (1949-), retired Indonesian general, president of the Republic of Indonesia 2004-2014

shāxīmǐ

沙西米

[沙西米]

sashimi (loanword)

Húxīxiāng

湖西乡

[湖西鄉]

Huhsi township in Penghu county 澎湖縣／澎湖县 ( Pénghúxiàn) (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan

Dáwénxī

达文西

[達文西]

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian Renaissance painter (Tw)

xīyángcài

西洋菜

[西洋菜]

watercress (Nasturtium officinale)

Mìxīgēn

密西根

[密西根]

Michigan, US state (Tw)

xī'ānchún

西鹌鹑

[西鵪鶉]

(bird species of China) common quail (Coturnix coturnix)

Xī'ān Shì

西安市

[西安市]

Xi’an, sub-provincial city and capital of Shaanxi 陝西省／陕西省 ( Shǎnxī Shěng) in northwest China

Yuèxī Xiàn

岳西县

[岳西縣]

Yuexi, a county in Anqing 安慶／安庆 ( Anqīng), Anhui

Mù'ěrxī

穆尔西

[穆爾西]

Morsi, Mursi or Morsy (name)
Mohamed Morsi (1951-2019), Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood politician, president of Egypt 2012-2013

Jiéxīkǎ

洁西卡

[潔西卡]

Jessica (name)

Bānkèxī

班克西

[班克西]

Banksy (British street artist)

Jiāngxī Shěng

江西省

[江西省]

Jiangxi Province (Kiangsi) in southeast China, abbr. 贛／赣 ( Gàn), capital Nanchang 南昌 ( Nánchāng)

zhōngxībù

中西部

[中西部]

midwest

Xīméngxiàn

西盟县

[西盟縣]

Ximeng Va autonomous county in Pu'er 普洱 ( Pǔ'ěr), Yunnan

Sītàixī

斯泰西

[斯泰西]

Stacy (name)

Xīyǎtú

西雅图

[西雅圖]

Seattle, Washington State

Xīníngshì

西宁市

[西寧市]

Xining, prefecture-level city and capital of Qinghai province 青海省 ( Qīnghǎishěng) in west China

Xīchóuxiàn

西畴县

[西疇縣]

Xichou county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州／文山壮族苗族自治州 ( Wénshān Zhuàngzú Miáozúzìzhìzhōu), Yunnan

Táixīxiāng

台西乡

[台西鄉]

Taixi or Taihsi township in Yunlin county 雲林縣／云林县 ( Yúnlínxiàn), Taiwan

yàoxīle

要西了

[要西了]

(coll.) unbearable (Shanghainese)

āxība

阿西吧

[阿西吧]

aw, fuck! (loanword from Korean 아! 씨발!)

xīběiyǔ

西北雨

[西北雨]

thundershower (Tw)

Xī Yìndù

西印度

[西印度]

West Indies (i.e. the Caribbean)

Kǎxī'ōu

卡西欧

[卡西歐]

Casio

Xīgǎngqū

西岗区

[西崗區]

Xigang district of Dalian 大連市／大连市 ( Dàliánshì), Liaoning

Xīchāngshì

西昌市

[西昌市]

Xichang, county-level city in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州／凉山彝族自治州 ( Liángshān Yízúzìzhìzhōu), south Sichuan

Dàxīyáng

大西洋

[大西洋]

Atlantic Ocean

Xīwángmǔ

西王母

[西王母]

Xi Wangmu, Queen Mother of the West, keeper of the peaches of immortality
popularly known as 王母娘娘

Bóyīxī

博伊西

[博伊西]

Boise, Idaho

Xīchōngxiàn

西充县

[西充縣]

Xichong county in Nanchong 南充 ( Nánchōng), Sichuan

Xīxiáxiàn

西峡县

[西峽縣]

Xixia county in Nanyang 南陽／南阳 ( Nányáng), Henan

Xīlóumèng

西楼梦

[西樓夢]

Qing dynasty novel the Western Chamber by Yuan Yuling 袁于令
same as 西樓記／西楼记

sāxīmǐ

撒西米

[撒西米]

sashimi (loanword)

shàngxītiān

上西天

[上西天]

(Buddhism) to go to the Western Paradise
(fig.) to die

Guānxīzhèn

关西镇

[關西鎮]

Guanxi or Kuanhsi town in Hsinchu County 新竹縣／新竹县 ( Xīnzhú Xiàn), northwest Taiwan

Fénxīxiàn

汾西县

[汾西縣]

Fenxi county in Linfen 臨汾／临汾 ( Línfén), Shanxi

fǎxīsī

法西斯

[法西斯]

fascist (loanword)

Láixīshì

莱西市

[萊西市]

Laixi, county-level city in Qingdao 青島／青岛, Shandong

Hāxīnà

哈西纳

[哈西納]

Ms Sheikh Hasina (1947-), Bangladesh politician, prime minister 1996-2001 and from 2009

Shǐdàixī

史黛西

[史黛西]

Stacy (name)

Xīhuātīng

西花厅

[西花廳]

Xihuating pavilion on west side on Zhongnanhai, home to 周恩來／周恩来

Xīxiāngtáng

西乡塘

[西鄉塘]

Xixiangtang District of Nanning City 南寧市／南宁市 ( Nánníng Shì), Guangxi

Shānxīshòu

山西兽

[山西獸]

Shansitherium fuguensis (early giraffe)

Xīhúxiāng

西湖乡

[西湖鄉]

Xihu or Hsihu township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣／苗栗县 ( Miáolìxiàn), northwest Taiwan

Xīlǐ'ěr

西里尔

[西里爾]

Cyril (name)
Saint Cyril, 9th century Christian missionary
Cyrillic

Wéixī Xiàn

维西县

[維西縣]

Weixi Lisu Autonomous County in Diqing Tibetan autonomous prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州／迪庆藏族自治州 ( Díqìng Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu), northwest Yunnan

Jiāxīyà

加西亚

[加西亞]

Garcia (person name)

xīnánbù

西南部

[西南部]

southwest part

Xīsàishān

西塞山

[西塞山]

Xisaishan district of Huangshi city 黃石市／黄石市 ( Huángshíshì), Hubei

Xījíxiàn

西吉县

[西吉縣]

Xiji county in Guyuan 固原 ( Gùyuán), Ningxia

Túxīzú

图西族

[圖西族]

Tutsi, an ethnic group in Rwanda and Burundi

Méixīyè

梅西叶

[梅西葉]

Charles Messier (1730-1817), French astronomer who catalogued nebulas and galaxies

xīyángrén

西洋人

[西洋人]

Westerner

xīfānlián

西番莲

[西番蓮]

passion flower

Shènghéxī

圣荷西

[聖荷西]

San Jose

Xīxiāng Jì

西厢记

[西廂記]

Romance of the West Chamber by Wang Shifu 王實甫／王实甫 ( Wáng Shífǔ)

Xīshānqū

西山区

[西山區]

Xishan district of Kunming city 昆明市 ( Kūnmíngshì), Yunnan

Mòxī Hé

默西河

[默西河]

Mersey River, through Liverpool

xīběifāng

西北方

[西北方]

northwest
northwestern

Dìngxīshì

定西市

[定西市]

Dingxi prefecture-level city in Gansu

Xīhuáxiàn

西华县

[西華縣]

Xihua county in Zhoukou 周口 ( Zhōukǒu), Henan

Xīfāngrén

西方人

[西方人]

Westerner
Occidental

jiādéxī

加德西

[加德西]

Gardasil (HPV vaccine)

xīyángjǐng

西洋景

[西洋景]

see 西洋鏡／西洋镜 (xīyángjìng)

Xīběibù

西北部

[西北部]

northwest part

xīyángshēn

西洋参

[西洋參]

American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius)

Jǐnxīxiàn

锦西县

[錦西縣]

former Jinxi county, now part of Nanpiao district 南票 ( Nánpiào) of Huludao city 葫蘆島市／葫芦岛市 ( Húlúdǎoshì), Liaoning

Héxīpù

河西堡

[河西堡]

Hexipu, a town in Yongchang County 永昌縣／永昌县 ( Yongchǎng Xiàn), Jinchang 金昌 ( Jinchāng), Gansu

Yuēxīyà

约西亚

[約西亞]

Josiah or Yoshiyahu (649-609 BC), a king of Judah (Judaism)

Pèiluòxī

佩洛西

[佩洛西]

Nancy Pelosi (1940-), US Democrat politician from California, speaker of US House of Representatives 2007-2011 and 2019-

zhōngxīyī

中西医

[中西醫]

Chinese and Western medicine
a doctor trained in Chinese and Western medicine

Qiáoxī Qū

桥西区

[橋西區]

Qiaoxi District (various)
Qiaoxi District of Shijiazhuang City 石家莊市／石家庄市 ( Shíjiāzhuāng Shì), Hebei

huàidōngxi

坏东西

[壞東西]

bastard
scoundrel
rogue

lǎodōngxi

老东西

[老東西]

(derog.) old fool
old bastard

Jiéxīkǎ

杰西卡

[傑西卡]

Jessica (name)

Xīxījiā

希西家

[希西家]

Hezekiah or Ezekias (740-687 BC), twelfth king of Judah (Judaism)

xīyángjìng

西洋镜

[西洋鏡]

(old) peep show
(fig.) hanky-panky
trickery

Yuèxīxiàn

越西县

[越西縣]

Yuexi county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州／凉山彝族自治州 ( Liángshān Yízúzìzhìzhōu), south Sichuan

Dōng Xī Dé

东西德

[東西德]

East and West Germany
refers to the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) and the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany)

Wǎxīlǐ

瓦西里

[瓦西里]

Vasily (name)

Xīchéng Qū

西城区

[西城區]

Xicheng, a district of central Beijing

Xiànxī Xiāng

线西乡

[線西鄉]

Xianxi or Hsienhsi Township in Changhua County 彰化縣／彰化县 ( Zhānghuà Xiàn), Taiwan

Xīgōngqū

西工区

[西工區]

Xigong district of Luoyang City 洛陽市／洛阳市 in Henan province 河南

Xīyóu Jì

西游记

[西遊記]

"Journey to the West", Ming dynasty novel by Wu Cheng'en 吳承恩／吴承恩 ( Wú Chéng'ēn), one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, also called "Pilgrimage to the West" or "Monkey"

Xībùpiàn

西部片

[西部片]

Western (film)

Lùxīshì

潞西市

[潞西市]

Luxi city in Yunnan, capital of Dehong Dai and Jingpo autonomous prefecture 德宏傣族景頗族自治州／德宏傣族景颇族自治州 in west Yunnan

Xīfēngqū

西峰区

[西峰區]

Xifeng district of Qingyang city 慶陽市／庆阳市 ( Qìngyángshì), Gansu

dìxīpàn

地西泮

[地西泮]

diazepam (loanword)
Valium

Xīmén Bào

西门豹

[西門豹]

Ximen Bao (active around 422 BC), statesman and hydraulic engineer of Wei 魏國／魏国 ( Wèiguó)

Línxī Xiàn

林西县

[林西縣]

Linxi County of Chifeng 赤峰 ( Chìfēng), Inner Mongolia

Jiēxīxiàn

揭西县

[揭西縣]

Jiexi county in Jieyang 揭陽／揭阳, Guangdong

Xīlíng Xiá

西陵峡

[西陵峽]

Xiling Gorge on the Changjiang or Yangtze, the lower of the Three Gorges 三峽／三峡 ( Sān Xiá)

Xīnzéxī

新泽西

[新澤西]

New Jersey, US state

xiàngxīnán

向西南

[向西南]

southwestward

Xīlínqū

西林区

[西林區]

Xilin district of Yichun city 伊春市 ( Yīchūnshì), Heilongjiang

xīgémǎ

西格玛

[西格瑪]

sigma (Greek letter Σσ)
(symbol for standard deviation in statistics)

Lùxīfú

路西弗

[路西弗]

Lucifer (Satan's name before his fall in Jewish and Christian mythology)

Jiànxīqū

涧西区

[澗西區]

Jianxi district of Luoyang City 洛陽市／洛阳市 in Henan province 河南

Wǎdéxī

瓦德西

[瓦德西]

Waldersee (name)
Alfred Graf Von Waldersee (1832-1904), commander-in-chief of the Eight-Nation Alliance 八國聯軍／八国联军 ( Bāguó Liánjūn)

Xīxīlǐ

西西里

[西西里]

Sicily
Sicilia (Italian Island)

Dàxīguó

大西国

[大西國]

Atlantis

Táixīxiāng

台西乡

[臺西鄉]

Taixi or Taihsi township in Yunlin county 雲林縣／云林县 ( Yúnlínxiàn), Taiwan

fàntèxī

范特西

[范特西]

fantasy (loanword)

Xīlíngqū

西陵区

[西陵區]

Xiling district of Yichang city 宜昌市 ( Yíchāngshì), Hubei

Lǒngxīxiàn

陇西县

[隴西縣]

Longxi county in Dingxi 定西 ( Dìngxī), Gansu

Xīkāngshěng

西康省

[西康省]

western Kham
historic province of Tibet in Kham region and west Sichuan, a province of Republic of China 1928-49 with capital Ya'an 雅安 ( Yǎ'ān)

Xīshì Qū

西市区

[西市區]

Xishi District of Yingkou City 營口市／营口市 ( Yíngkǒushì), Liaoning

Xīyóubǔ

西游补

[西遊補]

one of three Ming dynasty sequels to Journey to the West 西遊記／西游记

Zéxī Dǎo

泽西岛

[澤西島]

Jersey (Channel Islands)

xībiānr

西边儿

[西邊兒]

erhua variant of 西邊／西边 (xībiān)

xīyángshān

西洋杉

[西洋杉]

cedar

Fǎlánxī

法兰西

[法蘭西]

France

xīmǐlù

西米露

[西米露]

tapioca pudding
sago pudding

xià Xīyáng

下西洋

[下西洋]

to sail west (from China) (used in reference to the 15th century voyages of Zheng He 鄭和／郑和 ( Zhèng Hé) to regions bordering the Indian Ocean)

Lùxīfǎ

路西法

[路西法]

Lucifer (Satan's name before his fall in Jewish and Christian mythology)

Kǎxīní

卡西尼

[卡西尼]

Cassini (proper name)

Sītǎxī

斯塔西

[斯塔西]

Stacy (name)

Xīpíngxiàn

西平县

[西平縣]

Xiping county in Zhumadian 駐馬店／驻马店 ( Zhùmǎdiàn), Henan

Xīxiāng Xiàn

西乡县

[西鄉縣]

Xixiang County in Hanzhong 漢中／汉中 ( Hànzhōng), Shaanxi

Qiánxīxiàn

黔西县

[黔西縣]

Qianxi county in Bijie prefecture 畢節地區／毕节地区 ( Bìjiédìqū), Guizhou

Mòxīyà

默西亚

[默西亞]

the Messiah

Jìngxīxiàn

靖西县

[靖西縣]

Jingxi county in Baise 百色 ( Bǎisè), Guangxi

Dōngxīhú

东西湖

[東西湖]

Dongxihu district of Wuhan city 武漢市／武汉市 ( Wǔhànshì), Hubei

xīyángqí

西洋棋

[西洋棋]

chess

Qiānxīxiàn

迁西县

[遷西縣]

Qianxi county in Tangshan 唐山 ( Tángshān), Hebei

dōngxīkuān

东西宽

[東西寬]

east-west distance

Lù Xīxīng

陆西星

[陸西星]

Lu Xixing (1520-c. 1601), Ming Daoist author, to whom the fantasy novel Investiture of the Gods 封神演義／封神演义 ( Fēngshén Yǎnyì) is attributed, together with Xu Zhonglin 許仲琳／许仲琳 ( Xǔ Zhònglín)

Xīdéní

西德尼

[西德尼]

Sidney or Sydney (name)

Xīméndīng

西门町

[西門町]

Ximending (neighborhood in Wanhua district, Taipei)

Xīlái'ān

西来庵

[西來庵]

Xilai Temple (Tainan, Taiwan)

Xīfēngxiàn

西丰县

[西豐縣]

Xifeng county in Tieling 鐵嶺／铁岭 ( Tiělǐng), Liaoning

Xīzàngrén

西藏人

[西藏人]

Tibetan (person)

Xīlínxiàn

西林县

[西林縣]

Xilin county in Baise 百色 ( Bǎisè), Guangxi

xīhúlu

西葫芦

[西葫蘆]

zucchini; courgette; baby marrow

Xīsītíng

西斯廷

[西斯廷]

Sistine (Chapel)
also written 西斯汀

xīnányà

西南亚

[西南亞]

southwest Asia

Xīpōlā

西坡拉

[西坡拉]

Zipporah, wife of Moses

Mòxīná

墨西拿

[墨西拿]

Messina, Sicilian city

Xīhúqū

西湖区

[西湖區]

West lake district (place name)
Xihu district of Hangzhou city 杭州市 ( Hángzhōushì), Zhejiang
Xihu district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi

Xīnxīlán

新西兰

[新西蘭]

New Zealand

Tiánnàxī

田纳西

[田納西]

Tennessee

Zhōng Xīqū

中西区

[中西區]

Central and Western district of Hong Kong

Gēluóxī

歌罗西

[歌羅西]

Colossia

Xīnài Shān

西奈山

[西奈山]

Mount Sinai

Hǎixīzhōu

海西州

[海西州]

Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: Mtsho-nub Sog-rigs dang Bod-rigs rang-skyong-khul) in Qinghai

Méixīyē

梅西耶

[梅西耶]

Charles Messier (1730-1817), French astronomer who catalogued nebulas and galaxies

xīgémǎ

西格马

[西格馬]

sigma (Greek letter Σσ)

Dáfēnxī

达芬西

[達芬西]

see 達·芬奇／达·芬奇 ( Dá· Fēnqí)

Xīluózhèn

西螺镇

[西螺鎮]

Xiluo or Hsilo town in Yunlin county 雲林縣／云林县 ( Yúnlínxiàn), Taiwan

Lúxīxiàn

泸西县

[瀘西縣]

Luxi county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan

xīlánhuā

西蓝花

[西藍花]

variant of 西蘭花／西兰花 (xīlánhuā)

Xīnǎi Shān

西乃山

[西乃山]

Mount Sinai

Yángxīxiàn

阳西县

[陽西縣]

Yangxi county in Yangjiang 陽江／阳江 ( Yángjiāng), Guangdong

Niǔxīlán

纽西兰

[紐西蘭]

New Zealand (Tw)

Xīzhímén

西直门

[西直門]

Xizhimen neighborhood of Beijing
the main northwest gate of Beijing

xīfāngpáo

西方狍

[西方狍]

roe deer
capreolus capreolus

Xī Zhǎowā

西爪哇

[西爪哇]

West Java, province of Indonesia

xīhóngshì

西红柿

[西紅柿]

tomato
CL:隻／只 (zhī)

Xīyēnà

西耶那

[西耶那]

Fiat Siena

Qiè'ěrxī

切尔西

[切爾西]

Chelsea

Xībānyá

西班牙

[西班牙]

Spain

Xīsāiluó

西塞罗

[西塞羅]

Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC), famous Roman politician, orator and philosopher, murdered at the orders of Marc Anthony

Débiāoxī

德彪西

[德彪西]

Claude Debussy (1862-1918), French composer

hēxīběifēng

喝西北风

[喝西北風]

lit. drink the northwest wind (idiom); cold and hungry

Xīsōng Jiànshè

西松建设

[西松建設]

Nishimatsu Construction Co.

chāidōngbǔxī

拆东补西

[拆東補西]

lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
Rob Peter to pay Paul

Xīgémēngdé

西格蒙德

[西格蒙德]

Sigmund (name)

jiàhèxīyóu

驾鹤西游

[駕鶴西遊]

see 駕鶴西去／驾鹤西去 (jiàhèxīqù)

dōngzhēngxīyuàn

东征西怨

[東征西怨]

war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters

Kēxījiā Dǎo

科西嘉岛

[科西嘉島]

Corsica (Island located west of Italy and southeast of France)

xī Tàipíng Yáng

西太平洋

[西太平洋]

the western Pacific Ocean

liǎngyàngdōngxi

两样东西

[兩樣東西]

two distinct things

Xīxīfúsī

西西弗斯

[西西弗斯]

Sisyphus

Huáxīliǔyīng

华西柳莺

[華西柳鶯]

(bird species of China) alpine leaf warbler (Phylloscopus occisinensis)

Qiánxīnánzhōu

黔西南州

[黔西南州]

Qianxinan, abbr. for Qianxinan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔西南布依族苗族自治州, Guizhou, capital Xingyi city 興義市／兴义市

dōnglínxīzhǎo

东鳞西爪

[東鱗西爪]

lit. a dragon's scale from the east and a dragon's claw from the west
odds and ends (idiom)

Luòkèxīdé

洛克西德

[洛克西德]

Lockheed (US aerospace company)

Zhōngtǐ Xīyòng

中体西用

[中體西用]

adopting Western knowledge for its practical uses while keeping Chinese values as the core

yùpǔ Xīlóng

玉普西隆

[玉普西隆]

upsilon (Greek letter Υυ)

Xīnài Bàndǎo

西奈半岛

[西奈半島]

Sinai Peninsula

dōngnánxīběi

东南西北

[東南西北]

east, south, west and north
all directions

Xīshuāngbǎnnà

西双版纳

[西雙版納]

Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture in southern Yunnan

Mòxīgēchéng

墨西哥城

[墨西哥城]

Mexico City, capital of Mexico

dōngzhāngxīwàng

东张西望

[東張西望]

to look in all directions (idiom)
to glance around

āmòxīlín

阿莫西林

[阿莫西林]

amoxicillin (loanword)

Móxī Wǔjīng

摩西五经

[摩西五經]

the Pentateuch
the five books of Moses in the Old Testament

Nígǔxīyà

尼古西亚

[尼古西亞]

Nicosia, capital of Cyprus (Tw)

bīnglang Xīshī

槟榔西施

[檳榔西施]

(Tw) betel nut beauty: a skimpily-dressed, attractive girl who sells betel nut from a glass-walled roadside booth

Héxī'āshū

何西阿书

[何西阿書]

Book of Hosea

bǐlāxītǎn

吡拉西坦

[吡拉西坦]

piracetam (loanword)
see 乙酰胺吡咯烷酮 (yǐxiān'ànbǐluòwántóng)

xīyángxīxià

夕阳西下

[夕陽西下]

the sun sets in the west (idiom)

Bālúnxīyà

巴伦西亚

[巴倫西亞]

Valencia, Spain

Aòxīnuósī

奥西娜斯

[奧西娜斯]

Oceanus, a Titan in Greek mythology

Xībānyárén

西班牙人

[西班牙人]

Spaniard
Spanish person

Xīhānǔkè

西哈努克

[西哈努克]

(King) Sihanouk (of Cambodia)

bùshìdōngxi

不是东西

[不是東西]

(derog.) to be a good-for-nothing
worthless nobody
no-good

xīfāngbīnyù

西方滨鹬

[西方濱鷸]

(bird species of China) western sandpiper (Calidris mauri)

Jiālìxīyà

加利西亚

[加利西亞]

Galicia, province and former kingdom of northwest Spain

Xīzàng'áoquǎn

西藏獒犬

[西藏獒犬]

Tibetan mastiff

Aònàxīsī

奥纳西斯

[奧納西斯]

Onassis (name)
Aristotle Onassis (1906-1975), Greek shipping magnate

shēngdōngjīxī

声东击西

[聲東擊西]

to threaten the east and strike to the west (idiom)
to create a diversion

xīhóngjiǎoxiāo

西红角鸮

[西紅角鴞]

(bird species of China) Eurasian scops owl (Otus scops)

xīluòsàibīn

西洛赛宾

[西洛賽賓]

psilocybin

Bùlíndíxī

布林迪西

[布林迪西]

Brindisi, port city on southeast heel of Italy

Fǎlánxīsī

法兰西斯

[法蘭西斯]

Francis (name)

Mǎláixīyà

马来西亚

[馬來西亞]

Malaysia

dōngqiáoxīchǒu

东瞧西瞅

[東瞧西瞅]

see 東張西望／东张西望 (dōngzhāngxīwàng)

yīpǔxīlóng

伊普西隆

[伊普西隆]

epsilon (Greek letter Εε)

xīlǐngjiǎoxiāo

西领角鸮

[西領角鴞]

(bird species of China) collared scops owl (Otus lettia)

dōngpīnxīcòu

东拼西凑

[東拼西湊]

(idiom) to assemble from bits and pieces; to combine items from disparate sources

Oūnàxīsī

欧纳西斯

[歐納西斯]

see 奧納西斯／奥纳西斯 ( Aònàxīsī)

xīfāngyāngjī

西方秧鸡

[西方秧雞]

(bird species of China) water rail (Rallus aquaticus)

Xī Sāhālā

西撒哈拉

[西撒哈拉]

Western Sahara

Xīn Mòxīgē

新墨西哥

[新墨西哥]

New Mexico, US state

Xī'ān Shìbiàn

西安事变

[西安事變]

Xi'an Incident of 12th December 1936 (kidnap of Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石／蒋介石 ( Jiǎng Jièshí))

Xīxiāngtáng Qū

西乡塘区

[西鄉塘區]

Xixiangtang District of Nanning City 南寧市／南宁市 ( Nánníng Shì), Guangxi

Xīshā Qúndǎo

西沙群岛

[西沙群島]

Paracel Islands, in the South China Sea

dōngtǎoxīzhēng

东讨西征

[東討西征]

war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters

yǔpǔxīlóng

宇普西龙

[宇普西龍]

upsilon (Greek letter Υυ)

xīhuángjílíng

西黄鹡鸰

[西黃鶺鴒]

(bird species of China) western yellow wagtail (Motacilla flava)

Tūníxīyà

突尼西亚

[突尼西亞]

Tunisia (Tw)

Kǎxīmòfū

卡西莫夫

[卡西莫夫]

Kasimov (town in Russia)

dōngbēnxīzǒu

东奔西走

[東奔西走]

to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
to bustle about
to hopscotch
also 東跑西顛／东跑西颠 (dōngpǎoxīdiān)

bōxīmǐyà

波西米亚

[波西米亞]

bohemian (i.e. artistic and unconventional)

Dōngxīhúqū

东西湖区

[東西湖區]

Dongxihu district of Wuhan city 武漢市／武汉市 ( Wǔhànshì), Hubei

Shānxī Dàxué

山西大学

[山西大學]

Shanxi University

Hòu Xīyóu Jì

后西游记

[後西遊記]

one of three Ming dynasty sequels to Journey to the West 西遊記／西游记

dōnglāxīchě

东拉西扯

[東拉西扯]

to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently

Mìxīgēn Zhōu

密西根州

[密西根州]

Michigan, US state (Tw)

Mólǐxīsī

模里西斯

[模里西斯]

Mauritius (Tw)

Xībólìyà

西伯利亚

[西伯利亞]

Siberia

rìluòxīshān

日落西山

[日落西山]

the sun sets over western hills (idiom); the day approaches its end
fig. time of decline
the end of an era
Sic transit gloria mundi

kuàhèxīyóu

跨鹤西游

[跨鶴西遊]

to die

Kěkěxīlǐ

可可西里

[可可西里]

Hoh Xil or Kekexili, vast nature reserve on Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau 青藏高原 ( Qīng Zànggāoyuán)

xīhóngjiǎosǔn

西红脚隼

[西紅腳隼]

(bird species of China) red-footed falcon (Falco vespertinus)

Yǐxījiéshū

以西结书

[以西結書]

Book of Ezekiel

Bōxīmǐyà

波西米亚

[波西米亞]

Bohemia, historical country of central Europe

Tiánnàxīzhōu

田纳西州

[田納西州]

Tennessee

Shènglúxīyà

圣卢西亚

[聖盧西亞]

Saint Lucia

jiǎyǎngxīlín

甲氧西林

[甲氧西林]

methicillin (a semisynthetic penicillin) (loanword)

Xīsàishānqū

西塞山区

[西塞山區]

Xisaishan district of Huangshi city 黃石市／黄石市 ( Huángshíshì), Hubei

xītìlìqín

西替利嗪

[西替利嗪]

(loanword) cetirizine

Gēluóxīshū

歌罗西书

[歌羅西書]

Epistle of St Paul to the Colossians

Héxīpù Zhèn

河西堡镇

[河西堡鎮]

Hexipu, a town in Yongchang County 永昌縣／永昌县 ( Yongchǎng Xiàn), Jinchang 金昌 ( Jinchāng), Gansu

Mòxīgērén

墨西哥人

[墨西哥人]

Mexican

Níkēxīyà

尼科西亚

[尼科西亞]

Nicosia, capital of Cyprus

Xībānyágǎng

西班牙港

[西班牙港]

Port-of-Spain, capital of Trinidad and Tobago

Bāxīlìyà

巴西利亚

[巴西利亞]

Brasilia, capital of Brazil

dōngzhēngxītǎo

东征西讨

[東征西討]

war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters

gèbèndōngxī

各奔东西

[各奔東西]

to go separate ways (idiom)
to part ways with sb
Taiwan pr. (gèbēndōngxī)

àipūxīlóng

艾扑西龙

[艾撲西龍]

epsilon (Greek letter Εε)

xīfāngsōngjī

西方松鸡

[西方松雞]

(bird species of China) western capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus)

Lāměixīsī

拉美西斯

[拉美西斯]

Rameses (name of pharaoh)

pánníxīlín

盘尼西林

[盤尼西林]

penicillin (loanword)

dōngxībànqiú

东西半球

[東西半球]

East and West hemispheres

Xīsītǎní

西斯塔尼

[西斯塔尼]

Sistani (name of a prominent Iraqi Ayatollah)

Xīfānyǎshū

西番雅书

[西番雅書]

Book of Zephaniah

dōngbēnxīpǎo

东奔西跑

[東奔西跑]

to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
to bustle about

Zhōng Xīhébìng

中西合并

[中西合併]

Chinese-Western fusion

xīdìnàfēi

西地那非

[西地那非]

sildenafil (virility drug) (loanword)

Dàxībì'ā

大西庇阿

[大西庇阿]

Scipio Africanus (235-183 BC), Roman general and statesman

Dàxīyángguó

大西洋国

[大西洋國]

Historical name for Portugal during the Qing dynasty

Bāxīzhànwǔ

巴西战舞

[巴西戰舞]

capoeira

Móxīlüfǎ

摩西律法

[摩西律法]

law of Moses

láolāxīpàn

劳拉西泮

[勞拉西泮]

lorazepam

yīmìngguīxī

一命归西

[一命歸西]

see 一命嗚呼／一命呜呼 (yīmìngwūhū)

Héxī Zǒuláng

河西走廊

[河西走廊]

Hexi Corridor (or Gansu Corridor), a string of oases running the length of Gansu, forming part of the Northern Silk Road

dōngtùxīwū

东兔西乌

[東兔西烏]

lit. the sun setting and the moon rising (idiom)
fig. the passage of time

Xīlāyǎzú

西拉雅族

[西拉雅族]

Siraya, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan

Xībānyáwén

西班牙文

[西班牙文]

Spanish (language)

Yàdáxuēxī

亚达薛西

[亞達薛西]

Artaxerxes

Běi Dàxīyáng

北大西洋

[北大西洋]

North Atlantic

yīdōngyīxī

一东一西

[一東一西]

far apart

Xī'ōu Liánméng

西欧联盟

[西歐聯盟]

Western European Union (WEU)

jiàhèxīguī

驾鹤西归

[駕鶴西歸]

see 駕鶴西去／驾鹤西去 (jiàhèxīqù)

Xù Xīyóu Jì

续西游记

[續西遊記]

one of three Ming dynasty sequels to Journey to the West 西遊記／西游记

Xī Sàmóyà

西萨摩亚

[西薩摩亞]

Western Samoa

Zhōng Xīhébì

中西合璧

[中西合璧]

harmonious combination of Chinese and Western elements (idiom)

Mìxīxībǐ

密西西比

[密西西比]

Mississippi

guǎndōngguǎnxī

管东管西

[管東管西]

to micromanage
to be controlling

Nánxīzhūdǎo

南西诸岛

[南西諸島]

Ryukyu Islands
Okinawa 沖繩／冲绳 ( Chōngshéng) and other islands of modern Japan

Gé'ēnxīdǎo

格恩西岛

[格恩西島]

Guernsey (Channel Islands)

Fúlánxīsī

弗兰西斯

[弗蘭西斯]

Francis (name)

Yóulìxīsī

尤利西斯

[尤利西斯]

Ulysses (novel)

fūnánxīlín

呋喃西林

[呋喃西林]

furacilinum (loanword)

Tǎlāhāxī

塔拉哈西

[塔拉哈西]

Tallahassee, capital of Florida

Xīlǐxīyà

西里西亚

[西里西亞]

Silesia

dōngduǒxīshǎn

东躲西闪

[東躲西閃]

to dodge about

Axīmòfū

阿西莫夫

[阿西莫夫]

Isaac Asimov (1920-1992), American author and biochemist

Xīběi Dàxué

西北大学

[西北大學]

Northwest University

Xīnzéxīzhōu

新泽西州

[新澤西州]

New Jersey, US state

jiàhèxīqù

驾鹤西去

[駕鶴西去]

lit. to fly on a crane to the Western Paradise
fig. to pass away (idiom)

Xīnán Dàxué

西南大学

[西南大學]

Southwest University (Chongqing)

dōngxīnánběi

东西南北

[東西南北]

east west south north

Xīxīlǐ Dǎo

西西里岛

[西西里島]

Sicily

Sūlāwēixī

苏拉威西

[蘇拉威西]

Sulawesi or Celebes (Indonesian Island)

Xīzǐpěngxīn

西子捧心

[西子捧心]

lit. Xishi clasps at her heart (idiom)
fig. a woman who is beautiful even when suffering the pangs of illness

shuōdōngdàoxī

说东道西

[說東道西]

to chat about this and that
to talk about anything and everything

Mòxīgē Wān

墨西哥湾

[墨西哥灣]

Gulf of Mexico

Shènglùxīyà

圣露西亚

[聖露西亞]

Saint Lucia (Tw)

Xībānyáyǔ

西班牙语

[西班牙語]

Spanish language

xīzhuānggélü

西装革履

[西裝革履]

dressed in Western-style clothes
impeccably attired

dōngdǎoxīwāi

东倒西歪

[東倒西歪]

to lean unsteadily from side to side (idiom)
to sway
(of buildings etc) to lean at a crazy angle

Pàicuìxīyà

派翠西亚

[派翠西亞]

Patricia

dōngyǎnxīzhē

东掩西遮

[東掩西遮]

to cover up the truth on all sides (idiom)

ruìdéxīwéi

瑞德西韦

[瑞德西韋]

remdesivir (antiviral medication) (loanword)

Tàixīdàrú

泰西大儒

[泰西大儒]

Great European Scholar (honorific title of Matteo Ricci)

Mǎláixīyàrén

马来西亚人

[馬來西亞人]

Malaysian person or people

zhōngdàxīyángjǐ

中大西洋脊

[中大西洋脊]

mid-Atlantic ridge

Xīmǐdélánzī

西米德兰兹

[西米德蘭茲]

West Midlands, UK county, capital Birmingham 伯明翰 ( Bómínghàn)

Dégǔxījiābā

德古西加巴

[德古西加巴]

Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras (Tw)

Xīménzǐ Gōngsī

西门子公司

[西門子公司]

Siemens AG

Dà Táng Xīyù Jì

大唐西域记

[大唐西域記]

Great Tang Records on the Western Regions, travel record of Xuan Zang 玄奘 ( Xuánzàng), compiled by 辯機／辩机 ( Biànjī) in 646

Mǎkèxīmǐlián

马克西米连

[馬克西米連]

Maximilian or Maximilien (name)

Lǐbokènèixī

李卜克内西

[李卜克內西]

Wilhelm Liebknecht (1826-1900), political activist and founding member of the German Socialist Party SPD

Xīshuāngbǎnnà Zhōu

西双版纳州

[西雙版納州]

Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture in southern Yunnan 雲南／云南 ( Yúnnán)

Mòxīgējuǎnbǐng

墨西哥卷饼

[墨西哥捲餅]

taco
burrito

Mìxīxībǐ Hé

密西西比河

[密西西比河]

Mississippi River

Bōlǐníxīyà

玻里尼西亚

[玻里尼西亞]

Polynesia (Tw)

Mòxīná Hǎixiá

墨西拿海峡

[墨西拿海峽]

Strait of Messina between Calabria and Sicily

Xī Aòdàlìyà

西澳大利亚

[西澳大利亞]

Western Australia, Australian state

Mìxīxībǐzhōu

密西西比州

[密西西比州]

Mississippi, US state

Shènglúxīyà Dǎo

圣卢西亚岛

[聖盧西亞島]

Saint Lucia

Xī Fújíníyà

西弗吉尼亚

[西弗吉尼亞]

West Virginia, US state

Xī Mèngjiālābāng

西孟加拉邦

[西孟加拉邦]

West Bengal

Mǎláixīyàyǔ

马来西亚语

[馬來西亞語]

Malaysian (language)

Móxīdelüfǎ

摩西的律法

[摩西的律法]

Mosaic Law

Méixīyēxīngbiǎo

梅西耶星表

[梅西耶星表]

Messier catalog of nebulae and clusters (1784)

fǎxīsīzhǔyì

法西斯主义

[法西斯主義]

fascism

Bōlìníxīyà

波利尼西亚

[波利尼西亞]

Polynesia

Alièkèxīsī

阿列克西斯

[阿列克西斯]

Alexis (name)

Xīlǐ'ěrzìmǔ

西里尔字母

[西里爾字母]

Cyrillic alphabet
Cyrillic letters

Mòxīgēlàjiāo

墨西哥辣椒

[墨西哥辣椒]

jalapeño

Měilāníxīyà

美拉尼西亚

[美拉尼西亞]

Melanesia

démókèlāxī

德谟克拉西

[德謨克拉西]

democracy (loanword) (old)

Zhōng Xīyījiéhé

中西医结合

[中西醫結合]

to combine traditional Chinese and Western medicine

Xīshǔ Sāhālā

西属撒哈拉

[西屬撒哈拉]

Spanish Sahara (former Spanish colony in Africa)

Kèxīmǎníyuán

客西马尼园

[客西馬尼園]

Garden of Gethsemane

Dàxīyángzhōngjǐ

大西洋中脊

[大西洋中脊]

Atlantic mid-ocean ridge

Xīnxībólìyà

新西伯利亚

[新西伯利亞]

Novosibirsk (city in Russia)

Kèluó'āixīyà

克罗埃西亚

[克羅埃西亞]

Croatia (Tw)

Bōlìníxīyà

玻利尼西亚

[玻利尼西亞]

Polynesia

Xīzàng Zìzhìqū

西藏自治区

[西藏自治區]

Tibet Autonomous Region, Tibetan: Bod rang skyong ljongs, abbr. 藏 ( Zàng), capital Lhasa 拉薩／拉萨 ( Lāsà)

Abǐxīníyà

阿比西尼亚

[阿比西尼亞]

Abyssinia, historical name of Ethiopia

dōngnánxīběizhōng

东南西北中

[東南西北中]

the five directions 五方 east, south, west, north and middle

hāpǔxīkēdé

哈普西科德

[哈普西科德]

harpsichord

Xīn Mòxīgēzhōu

新墨西哥州

[新墨西哥州]

New Mexico, US state

Bìxītèlātú

庇西特拉图

[庇西特拉圖]

Pisistratus (-528 BC), tyrant (ruler) of Athens at different times between 561 BC and 528 BC

Méixīyèxīngbiǎo

梅西叶星表

[梅西葉星表]

Messier catalog of nebulae and clusters (1784)

dōngxīfāngwénhuà

东西方文化

[東西方文化]

Eastern and Western culture

Xīkē'ěrsījī

西科尔斯基

[西科爾斯基]

Sikorski (name)
Radosław Sikorski (1950-), Polish conservative politician, foreign minister of Poland from 2007

Yìndùníxīyà

印度尼西亚

[印度尼西亞]

Indonesia

Bīnxīfǎníyà

宾西法尼亚

[賓西法尼亞]

Pennsylvania
also written 賓夕法尼亞／宾夕法尼亚

Shǎnxīdàdìzhèn

陕西大地震

[陝西大地震]

the great Shaanxi earthquake of 2nd February 1556 that killed 830,000 people

Jiéxī· Oūwénsī

杰西·欧文斯

[傑西·歐文斯]

Jesse Owens (1913-1980), American athlete

Jiéxīkǎ· Aìbā

洁西卡·艾芭

[潔西卡·艾芭]

Jessica Alba, American actress

Tāngmǔ· Kèlánxī

汤姆·克兰西

[湯姆·克蘭西]

Tom Clancy (1947-2013), US author

Xīměng· Shūsītè

西蒙·舒斯特

[西蒙·舒斯特]

Simon and Schuster, US publisher

dōngfēngyādǎoxīfēng

东风压倒西风

[東風壓倒西風]

lit. the east wind prevails over the west wind (idiom)
fig. one side prevails over the other
progressive ideas prevail over reactionary ones

Xīzàngmáotuǐshājī

西藏毛腿沙鸡

[西藏毛腿沙雞]

(bird species of China) Tibetan sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes tibetanus)

xīnánlì'ěrfèngméi

西南栗耳凤鹛

[西南栗耳鳳鶥]

(bird species of China) striated yuhina (Yuhina castaniceps)

Kǎbōxīshìròuliú

卡波西氏肉瘤

[卡波西氏肉瘤]

Kaposi's sarcoma

Xī Fújíníyàzhōu

西弗吉尼亚州

[西弗吉尼亞州]

West Virginia, US state

dōngjiāchángxījiāduǎn

东家长西家短

[東家長西家短]

to gossip (idiom)

Abǐxīníyàrén

阿比西尼亚人

[阿比西尼亞人]

Abyssinian (person)

Shǎnxī Kējì Dàxué

陕西科技大学

[陝西科技大學]

Shaanxi University of Science and Technology

Kǎxīmǐ'ěrxiàoyìng

卡西米尔效应

[卡西米爾效應]

Casimir effect (attraction between two parallel metal plates due to quantum mechanical vacuum effects)

Xībólìyàyín'ōu

西伯利亚银鸥

[西伯利亞銀鷗]

(bird species of China) Vega gull (Larus vegae)

xīnánguānwénliǔyīng

西南冠纹柳莺

[西南冠紋柳鶯]

(bird species of China) Blyth's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus reguloides)

Xī Aòdàlìyà Zhōu

西澳大利亚州

[西澳大利亞州]

Western Australia, Australian state

Fǎlánxī Tǐyùchǎng

法兰西体育场

[法蘭西體育場]

Stade de France

Xīnánzhōngshā Qúndǎo

西南中沙群岛

[西南中沙群島]

Xinanzhongsha islands, Hainan

Xīnxībólìyàshì

新西伯利亚市

[新西伯利亞市]

Novosibirsk, city in Russia

Kèxīmǎníhuāyuán

客西马尼花园

[客西馬尼花園]

Garden of Gethsemane (in the Christian passion story)

Xīmǐdélánzījùn

西米德兰兹郡

[西米德蘭茲郡]

West Midlands, UK county, capital Birmingham 伯明翰 ( Bómínghàn)

Shǎnxī Shīfàn Dàxué

陕西师范大学

[陝西師範大學]

Shaanxi Normal University

Dàxīyángyángzhōngjǐ

大西洋洋中脊

[大西洋洋中脊]

Atlantic mid-ocean ridge

sānjiàntàoshìxīzhuāng

三件套式西装

[三件套式西裝]

three-piece suit

Xī'ān Jiāotōng Dàxué

西安交通大学

[西安交通大學]

Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU)

Xīnán Jiāotōng Dàxué

西南交通大学

[西南交通大學]

Southwest Jiaotong University

xīfāngjílèshìjiè

西方极乐世界

[西方極樂世界]

Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss or Sukhavati (Sanskrit)

xīshuāngbǎnnàcūfěi

西双版纳粗榧

[西雙版納粗榧]

Cephalotaxus mannii (botany)

Mìkèluóníxīyà

密克罗尼西亚

[密克羅尼西亞]

Micronesia

Zhōngguóxīběibiānchuí

中国西北边陲

[中國西北邊陲]

border area of northwest China (i.e. Xinjiang)

Xīběi Gōngyè Dàxué

西北工业大学

[西北工業大學]

Northwestern Polytechnical University

Xīběi Hángkōng Gōngsī

西北航空公司

[西北航空公司]

Northwest Airlines

Xīwūzhūmùqìnqí

西乌珠穆沁旗

[西烏珠穆沁旗]

West Ujimqin banner or Baruun Üzemchin khoshuu in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟／锡林郭勒盟 ( Xīlínguōlè Méng), Inner Mongolia

Wǎxīlǐyēwéiqí

瓦西里耶维奇

[瓦西里耶維奇]

Vasilievich (name)

chāidōngqiángbǔxīqiáng

拆东墙补西墙

[拆東牆補西牆]

lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west wall (idiom)
fig. to borrow from Peter to pay Paul

Yìndùníxīyàyǔ

印度尼西亚语

[印度尼西亞語]

Indonesian language

Tègǔxījiā'ěrbā

特古西加尔巴

[特古西加爾巴]

Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras

Fúlánxīsī· Péigēn

弗兰西斯·培根

[弗蘭西斯·培根]

Francis Bacon (1561-1626), English Renaissance philosopher and early scientist

Jiéxīkǎ· Aì'ěrbā

杰西卡·艾尔芭

[傑西卡·艾爾芭]

Jessica Alba, American actress

Fǎlánxīsī· Péigēn

法兰西斯·培根

[法蘭西斯·培根]

Francis Bacon (1561-1626), English Renaissance philosopher and early scientist

Dígē· Jiāxīyà Dǎo

迪戈·加西亚岛

[迪戈·加西亞島]

Diego Garcia tropical island and US military base in the Indian Ocean, main island of Chago archipelago 查戈斯群島／查戈斯群岛 ( Chágēsī Qúndǎo)

bābèixīyàyuánchóngbìng

巴贝西亚原虫病

[巴貝西亞原蟲病]

babesiosis

Fǎshǔ Bōlìníxīyà

法属波利尼西亚

[法屬波利尼西亞]

French Polynesia

Xīméng Wǎzú Zìzhìxiàn

西盟佤族自治县

[西盟佤族自治縣]

Ximeng Va Autonomous County in Pu'er 普洱 ( Pǔ'ěr), Yunnan

Xī'ān Wàiguóyǔ Dàxué

西安外国语大学

[西安外國語大學]

Xi'an International Studies University (XISU)

Abǐxīníyà Guānhuà

阿比西尼亚官话

[阿比西尼亞官話]

Amharic (language)

Guǎngxī Zhuàngzú Zìzhìqū

广西壮族自治区

[廣西壯族自治區]

Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in South Central China, on the border with Vietnam, abbr. 桂 ( Guì), capital Nanning 南寧／南宁 ( Nánníng)
until 1959, Guangxi province

qíngrényǎnlǐchū Xīshī

情人眼里出西施

[情人眼裡出西施]

lit. in the eyes of a lover appears 西施 ( Xīshī) (idiom); fig. beauty is in the eye of the beholder

dōngfāngbùliàngxīfāngliàng

东方不亮西方亮

[東方不亮西方亮]

if it isn't bright in the east, it'll be bright in the west (idiom)
if something doesn't work here, it might work somewhere else

xīfāngmǎnǎoyánbìngdú

西方马脑炎病毒

[西方馬腦炎病毒]

western equine encephalitis (WEE) virus

tàiyángcóngxībiānchūlái

太阳从西边出来

[太陽從西邊出來]

lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom)
fig. hell freezes over
pigs can fly

qíngrényǎnlǐyǒu Xīshī

情人眼里有西施

[情人眼裡有西施]

In the eyes of the lover, a famous beauty (idiom). Beauty in the eye of the beholder

Pòxī· Bǐxī· Xuělái

珀西·比希·雪莱

[珀西·比希·雪萊]

Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822), English Romantic poet

Yàxī'ěr· Alāfǎtè

亚西尔·阿拉法特

[亞西爾·阿拉法特]

Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini (1929-2004), Palestinian leader, popularly known as Yasser Arafat

Fǎlánxīsī· Fěidínán

法兰西斯·斐迪南

[法蘭西斯·斐迪南]

Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria (1863-1914), heir to the Hapsburg throne, whose assassination in Sarajevo led to World War I

Xīběi Nónglín Kējì Dàxué

西北农林科技大学

[西北農林科技大學]

Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University

dōngyīlángtóuxīyībàngzi

东一榔头西一棒子

[東一榔頭西一棒子]

banging away clumsily in all directions with no overall vision

jiǎnlezhīmadiūlexīguā

捡了芝麻丢了西瓜

[撿了芝麻丟了西瓜]

to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)

Xī'ān Diànzǐ Kējì Dàxué

西安电子科技大学

[西安電子科技大學]

Xidian University

Guólì Xīnán Liánhé Dàxué

国立西南联合大学

[國立西南聯合大學]

National Southwest Combined University (Peking, Tsinghua and Nankai Universities in exile in Kunming 1937-1945)

Shèngduōměihé Pǔlínxībǐ

圣多美和普林西比

[聖多美和普林西比]

São Tomé and Príncipe

Běi Dàxī Yáng Gōngyuē Zǔzhī

北大西洋公约组织

[北大西洋公約組織]

North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO

Yùlóng Nàxīzú Zìzhìxiàn

玉龙纳西族自治县

[玉龍納西族自治縣]

Yulong Naxi autonomous county in Lijiang 麗江／丽江 ( Lìjiāng), Yunnan

Lìjiāng Nàxīzú Zìzhìxiàn

丽江纳西族自治县

[麗江納西族自治縣]

Lijiang Naxi Autonomous County in Yunnan

Wéixī Lìsùzú Zìzhìxiàn

维西傈僳族自治县

[維西傈僳族自治縣]

Weixi Lisu Autonomous County in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州／迪庆藏族自治州 ( Díqìng Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu), northwest Yunnan

Xīshuāngbǎnnà Dǎizú Zìzhìzhōu

西双版纳傣族自治州

[西雙版納傣族自治州]

Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture in southern Yunnan 雲南／云南 ( Yúnnán)

jīnwūxīzhuì,yùtùdōngshēng

金乌西坠，玉兔东升

[金烏西墜，玉兔東昇]

lit. the golden bird of the sun sets in the west, the jade hare of the moon rises in the east
fig. at sunset

kàngnàijiǎyǎngxīlínjīnpújūn

抗耐甲氧西林金葡菌

[抗耐甲氧西林金葡菌]

methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Xiāngxī Tǔjiāzú Miáozú Zìzhìzhōu

湘西土家族苗族自治州

[湘西土家族苗族自治州]

Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in northwest Hunan, capital Jishou 吉首 ( Jíshǒu)

Hǎixī Měnggǔzú Zàngzúzìzhìzhōu

海西蒙古族藏族自治州

[海西蒙古族藏族自治州]

Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: Mtsho-nub Sog-rigs dang Bod-rigs rang-skyong-khul) in Qinghai

Abùláití· Abùdūrèxītí

阿不来提·阿不都热西提

[阿不來提·阿不都熱西提]

Abdulahat Abdurixit (1942-), PRC engineer and politician, chairman of Xinjiang autonomous region 1994-2003, in 2003 vice-chair of 10th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference

sānshíniánhédōng,sānshíniánhéxī

三十年河东，三十年河西

[三十年河東，三十年河西]

the river flows thirty years to the East, thirty years to the West (proverb)
change is the only constant

Qiánxīnán Bùyīzú Miáozúzìzhìzhōu

黔西南布依族苗族自治州

[黔西南布依族苗族自治州]

Qianxinan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture in Guizhou, capital Xingyi city 興義市／兴义市

Xīzàng Bǎiwàn Nóngnú Jiě Fàng Jìniànrì

西藏百万农奴解放纪念日

[西藏百萬農奴解放紀念日]

Serf Liberation Day (PRC)

Lùyìsī· Yīnàxī'ào· Lúlā· Dáxí'ěrwǎ

路易斯·伊纳西奥·卢拉·达席尔瓦

[路易斯·伊納西奧·盧拉·達席爾瓦]

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the thirty-fifth president of Brazil
Lula