以西 (yǐ xī) — (suffix) to the west of (a location)

Definizione

以X suffixes a place name to mean 'to the X of' it (以东, 以西, 以南, 以北), and is written — everyday speech uses 在…的东/西/南/北边 instead.

suffix

(suffix) to the west of (a location)

以西。
Xué xiào zài cháng ān jiē yǐ xī.
The school is to the west of Chang'an Street.
以西。
Zhè ge chéng shì yǐ xī yǒu yí piàn sēn lín.
To the west of this city, there is a forest.
以西。
Nà tiáo hé zài wǒ men de cūn zhuāng yǐ xī.
That river is to the west of our village.

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