西村 (xī cūn) — Nishimura (Japanese surname)

Definition

西 (xī) is 'west' and 村 (cūn) is 'village', but here it functions as a transliterated Japanese surname read as 'Nishimura' — not used to mean a western village. Almost always appears before a title like 教授 or 先生.

noun

Nishimura (Japanese surname)

Examples

西村。
xī cūn Jiào shòu shì yán jiū èr zhàn shǐ de zhuān jiā.
Professor Nishimura is an expert on the history of World War II.
西村。
Zuó tiān wǒ zài tú shū guǎn pèng dào le xī cūn xiān sheng.
I ran into Mr. Nishimura at the library yesterday.
西村。
xī cūn Yì jiā bān dào le dōng jīng fù jìn de xiǎo chéng shì.
The Nishimura family moved to a small city near Tokyo.

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