west /west/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
• (n.) the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees
• (n.) the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River

Chinese translation

• n. 西方, 西部
• a. 西方的, 向西的
• adv. 向西, 自西方, 在西方

Word details

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

/west/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

Middle-school · Gaokao · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 5.29 · Common

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Related words

western · westward · westerner · westwards

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