西北

西北 běi ㄒㄧ ㄅㄟˇ sai1 bak1

  • Northwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang)

西北 běi ㄒㄧ ㄅㄟˇ sai1 bak1 HSK 2 進階級 · Level 3

  • northwest

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 西 (1 of 2) — stroke by stroke.

Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.

Character breakdown

Example sentences

  • 他們向西北方向進軍,進入了謝南多厄河谷。 They marched northwest into the Shenandoah Valley.
  • 「這是阿拉伯文嗎?」「不是,這是維吾爾文,一種中國西北部的語言。」 "Is this Arabic?" "No, it's Uyghur - a language that's spoken in northwestern China."

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