xī 
		former times
the past
Taiwan pr. [xi2]
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			jīn xī 
		past and present
yesterday and today
		 
		
		
														
		
		
					
				
		
			jīn fēi xī bǐ 
		things are very different now (idiom)
times have changed
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			ā xī luò wéi 
		aciclovir (also spelled acyclovir), antiviral drug
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			xī nián 
		former years
previous years
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			jīn xī duì bǐ 
		to contrast past suffering with present happiness (idiom)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Xī yáng 
		Xiyang county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中[Jin4 zhong1], Shanxi
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Xī yáng xiàn 
		Xiyang county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中[Jin4 zhong1], Shanxi
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			gǔ xī 
		(literary) ancient times
in olden days
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			měi luò xī kāng 
		meloxicam (anti-inflammatory drug)