| 东西 | dōng xī | east and west |
| 西方 | xī fāng | the West; the Occident |
| 西北 | xī běi | Northwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang) |
| 西部 | xī bù | western part |
| 西南 | xī nán | southwest |
| 陕西 | shǎn xī | Shaanxi (formerly Shensi), province in northwest China, abbr. 陝|陕[Shan3], capital Xi’an 西安市[Xi1 an1 Shi4] |
| 山西 | shān xī | Shanxi Province (Shansi) in north China between Hebei and Shaanxi, abbr. 晉|晋[Jin4] capital Taiyuan 太原[Tai4 yuan2] |
| 西藏 | xī zàng | Tibet; Xizang or Tibet Autonomous Region 西藏自治區|西藏自治区[Xi1 zang4 Zi4 zhi4 qu1] |
| 江西 | jiāng xī | Jiangxi province (Kiangsi) in southeast China, abbr. 贛|赣[Gan4], capital Nanchang 南昌[Nan2 chang1] |
| 西安 | xī ān | Xi'an, sub-provincial city and capital of Shaanxi 陝西省|陕西省[Shan3 xi1 Sheng3] in northwest China; see 西安區|西安区[Xi1 an1 qu1] |
| 鄂西 | è xī | |
| 广西 | guǎng xī | Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区 in South Central China, on the border with Vietnam, abbr. 桂, capital Nanning 南寧|南宁; until 1959, Guangxi province |
