西
北

Northwest in Chinese: 西北 (xī běi)

xī běi

northwest

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  1. 1northwest

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西
北

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧ

xī

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ i—/ first tone

ㄅㄟˇ

běi

ㄅ/ bㄟ/ eiˇ/ third tone

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Related words

西

xī

west

北

běi

north

北京

běi jīng

Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China

东西

dōng xī

east and west

西瓜

xī guā

watermelon

北方

běi fāng

north

北边

běi biān

north

西边

xī biān

west

东北

dōng běi

northeast

西餐

xī cān

Western-style food

西方

xī fāng

the West

西南

xī nán

southwest

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