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西洋
xīyáng
1. the West (Europe and North America)
2. countries of the Indian Ocean (traditional)
Common • Top 15%

Character Breakdown

西
xī
west, western, westward
HSK 1 6 丶
洋
yáng
sea, ocean; western, foreign
HSK 4 9 丶

Compound Words (13)

下西洋
xiàxīyáng
to sail West (from China)
大西洋
Dàxīyáng
Atlantic Ocean
西洋人
xīyángrén
Westerner
西洋杉
xīyángshān
cedar
西洋棋
xīyángqí
chess
西洋菜
xīyángcài
watercress (Nasturtium officinale)
西洋镜
xīyángjìng
hanky-panky
北大西洋
BěiDàxīyáng
North Atlantic
大西洋国
Dàxīyángguó
Historical name for Portugal during the Qing dynasty
中大西洋脊
zhōngdàxīyángjǐ
mid-Atlantic ridge
大西洋中脊
Dàxīyángzhōngjǐ
Atlantic mid-ocean ridge
大西洋洋中脊
Dàxīyángyángzhōngjǐ
Atlantic mid-ocean ridge
北大西洋公约组织
BěiDàxīYángGōngyuēZǔzhī
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO

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