How to say “province” in Chinese
province
“Province” in Chinese is 省, shěng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
省 is read shěng. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 少 “few, little”; at the bottom, 目 “eye”. Second reading: xǐng, “realize”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “省”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 省. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 中国有二十多个省。ZhōngguóyǒuèrshíduōgeshěngChina has more than twenty provinces.
- 你是哪个省的人？nǐshìnǎgeshěngderénWhich province are you from?
- 坐地铁可以节省很多时间。zuòdìtiěkěyǐjiéshěnghěnduōshíjiānTaking the subway can save you a lot of time.
- 自己做饭能省2很多钱zìjǐzuòfànnéngshěnghěnduōqiánIf you cook for yourself, you can save a lot of money.
- 骑自行车上班能省2很多钱qízìxíngchēshàngbānnéngshěnghěnduōqiánBiking to work can save you a lot of money.
- 省下面有市，市下面有县，县下面有乡。shěngxiàmiànyǒushì,shìxiàmiànyǒuxiàn,xiànxiàmiànyǒuxiāngA province is divided into prefectures, prefectures into counties, and counties into townships.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “China: provinces and peoples”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “province” in Chinese?
“Province” in Chinese is 省, pinyin shěng.
What does 省 mean?
省 (shěng) means “province”.
How do you write 省?
省 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 省?
省 is read shěng. Tones: shěng — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“province” in the lesson “China: provinces and peoples”
This word is from the topic “Society and country” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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