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偏西

piān xī

2-character word

What 偏西 means

1. inclining to the west (e.g. of the sun after noon, indicating lateness of the day)

The characters in 偏西

• 偏piānto lean; to slant; oblique
• 西xīwest

Sounds the same

Read piān xī, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 偏析segregation (metallurgy)

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read piān xī correctly.
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