西边

• 拼音: xī bian
• 汉字拆解: 西 = west (pictograph of a bird nesting at sunset); 边 = side/edge

含义

West side; the west. Used to indicate the western direction or area of a location.

A location word formed by adding 边 (side) to the direction 西 (west). Used in the same pattern as other direction-location words: 东边, 南边, 北边. Commonly used when giving or asking for directions.

例句

1. 超市在银行的西边。
2. 我家在学校的西边。
3. 西边的天空很红。

用法指南

语境: direction, location

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 图书馆在商场的西边。(The library is to the west of the mall.)
• 你家在哪个方向？在西边。(Which direction is your home? To the west.)

错误说法

• 在西边的走。(Wrong — say 往西边走; use 往 before direction words when describing movement)

起源与历史

A compound of 西 (west) and 边 (side/edge), forming a directional location word meaning 'the west side.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal