下西洋 xià Xī yáng 🔊 to sail west (from China) (used in… + Keep this word Meanings xià Xī yáng to sail west (from China) (used in reference to the 15th century voyages of Zheng He 鄭和|郑和[Zheng4 He2] to regions bordering the Indian Ocean) Its characters 下xiàunder; below; downHSK 1西xīwestHSK 3洋yángocean