How to say “province” in Chinese
province (without a name)
“Province” in Chinese is 省份, shěng fèn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
省份 is read shěng fèn: 2 syllables. 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”.
On the left, 亻 “person”; on the right, 分 fēn “divide” — both the meaning and the sound.
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 “省份”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 省份. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你去过中国的哪些省份？nǐqùguoZhōngguódenǎxiēshěngfènWhich provinces of China have you been to?
More words from the lesson “Provinces, counties, townships”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “province” in Chinese?
“Province” in Chinese is 省份, pinyin shěngfèn.
What does 省份 mean?
省份 (shěngfèn) means “province (without a name)”.
How do you write 省份?
省份 is 2 characters: 省 (shěng) — province; save; 份 (fèn) — share, portion; copy. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 省份?
省份 is read shěngfèn. Tones: shěng — third tone, fèn — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“province” in the lesson “Provinces, counties, townships”
This word is from the topic “China: the country and its history” of HSK 5. 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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