西非 (Xī Fēi) — West Africa | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

West Africa

Examples

西非。
Xī Fēi Zài fēi zhōu de xī bù.
West Africa is in the western part of Africa.
西非。
Wǒ míng nián xiǎng qù Xī Fēi lǚ xíng.
I want to travel to West Africa next year.
西非。
Xī Fēi De qì hòu bǐ jiào rè.
The climate in West Africa is relatively hot.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

西 (west) and 非 (Africa) combine to name the western part of Africa.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 非 is drawn from two wings facing opposite directions. It later came to be used for going against or not being.

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