省 shěng

province; save, economize

HSK 4 #666

DEFINITIONS

省 shěng
  • to save
  • to economize
  • to do without
  • to omit
  • to leave out
  • province
  • (archaic) central government department
省 xǐng
  • to inspect
  • to examine
  • to be aware
  • to pay a visit (to one's parents or elders)

STROKES

省 stroke order diagram
省 stroke order animation

WORDS

节省 jié shěng
HSK 5
saving; to save; to use sparingly; to cut down on
省略 shěng lüè
HSK 5
to leave out; an omission
省会 shěng huì
HSK 6
provincial capital
反省 fǎn xǐng to reflect upon oneself; to examine one's conscience; to question oneself; to search one's soul
不省人事 bù xǐng rén shì to lose consciousness; unconscious; in a coma
省钱 shěng qián to save money
省事 shěng shì to simplify matters; to save trouble
省事 xǐng shì to handle administrative work
省去 shěng qù to omit; to dispense with; to make unnecesary; to save (time, trouble etc)
省得 shěng de to avoid; so as to save (money or time)
省心 shěng xīn to cause no trouble; to be spared worry; worry-free
发人深省 fā rén shēn xǐng to provide food for thought (idiom); thought-provoking
省略号 shěng lüè hào ellipsis (punct.)
省份 shěng fèn province
省吃俭用 shěng chī jiǎn yòng to live frugally; to economize on food and clothing; to scrimp and save
省力 shěng lì to save labor; to save effort
省长 shěng zhǎng governor of a province
自省 zì xǐng to examine oneself; to reflect on one's shortcomings; introspection; self-awareness; self-criticism
内省 nèi xǐng to reflect upon oneself; introspection
全省 quán shěng the whole province
省城 shěng chéng provincial capital
俭省 jiǎn shěng thrifty; sparing; economical
安大略省 ān dà lüè shěng Ontario province, Canada
湖南省 hú nán shěng Hunan Province in south central China, abbr. 湘[Xiang1], capital Changsha 長沙|长沙[Chang2 sha1]
四川省 sì chuān shěng Sichuan province (Szechuan) in southwest China, abbr. 川[Chuan1] or 蜀[Shu3], capital Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]
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