西洋

xī yáng

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Noun

西洋 (xī yáng) is a Chinese word meaning “the West (Europe and North America)”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. the West (Europe and North America)
  2. countries of the Indian Ocean (traditional)

Stroke order

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Example

他喜歡聽西洋音樂。

He likes listening to Western music.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).