shěng

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  • 1

    v.leave out; omit; delete

    • zhè xiē zì bù kě yǐ shěng

      这些可以

      These words cannot be omitted.

    • zhè ge jù zi kě yǐ shěng qù

      这个句子可以

      This sentence can be omitted.

    • shěng lüè

      omit

  • 2

    v.save; economize; be frugal

    • shěng qián

      save money

    • wǒ men bù néng shěng nuǎn qì fèi yīn wèi hái zi men xū yào nuǎn huo de wū zi

      我们不能暖气费因为孩子需要暖和屋子

      We can't economize on the central heating because the children need a warm house.

    • jié shěng

      save

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  • 3

    n.province; administrative unit directly under the central government

    • shěng zhǎng

      governor of a province

    • zhè shì wǒ men shěng de dài biǎo duì

      我们代表队

      This is our provincial team.

    • dōng běi sān shěng de shí yóu zī yuán hěn fēng fù

      东北石油资源丰富

      Three provinces in the northeastern part of China are rich in oil resources.

  • 4

    n.capital of a province; provincial capital

    • shěng huì

      provincial capital

    • tā men sā jìn shěng le

      他们

      Three of them went to the capital of province.

    • wǒ míng tiān yào dào shěng li mǎi dōng xi

      明天东西

      I'm going shopping in the provincial capital.

Words and phrases with 省

Word usage

  • Note
    When pronounced as "shěng", "省" refers to administrative divisions or means reduction, exemption, saving, etc., such as "省会" and "节省"; when pronounced as "xǐng", it is used for behavioral actions, and means "observe, inspect, visit, understand, etc.", such as "省察", "反省".
  • "省" is often matched with measure word "个".
    • one province

Similar-form characters to 省

Chinese Characters with pinyin shěng

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