How to say “provincial capital” in Chinese
provincial capital
“Provincial capital” in Chinese is 省会, shěng huì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
省会 is read shěng huì: 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”.
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 “省会”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 省会. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 每个省都有自己的省会měigeshěngdōuyǒuzìjǐdeshěnghuìEvery province has its own capital.
More words from the lesson “Provinces, counties, townships”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “provincial capital” in Chinese?
“Provincial capital” in Chinese is 省会, pinyin shěnghuì.
What does 省会 mean?
省会 (shěnghuì) means “provincial capital”.
How do you write 省会?
省会 is 2 characters: 省 (shěng) — province; save; 会 (huì) — can; meeting. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 省会?
省会 is read shěnghuì. Tones: shěng — third tone, huì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“provincial capital” 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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