Chinese Word: 省 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

省Polyphone (多音字)HSK 4

Antonyms: 费

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 目

Pictophonetic:少 indicates the sound; 目 (division) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 少 [ shǎo ] few, little; less; inadequate
- 目 [ mù ] eye; to look, to see; division, topic

Similar Characters: 雀

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Pinyin: shěng

English Definition:to save; to economize; to do without; to omit; to leave out; province; (archaic) central government department

Chinese Definition:
①地方行政区域：省份。省会。
②节约，不费：省钱。省事。省吃俭用。
③简易，减免：省略。省称。省写。
④中国古官署名：中书省(ａ．魏晋开始设置，总管国家政务，历代有所沿革，唐初设“中书、尚书、门下”三省共管政事；b．元代“中书省”兼管“尚书省”的职权，权更重，成为中央最高的官署，称地方最高行政官署为“行中书省”，简称“省”，是现在“省”的来历)。尚书省。门下省。秘书省。
⑤古代称王宫禁地：省中。省闼(禁中)。

Example Words:

节省HSK 5	jié shěng	saving; to save; to use sparingly; to cut down on
省份HSK 4	shěng fèn	province
省城	shěng chéng	provincial capital
省会HSK 6	shěng huì	provincial capital
省得HSK 4	shěng de	to avoid; so as to save (money or time)

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Pinyin: xǐng

English Definition:to inspect; to examine; to be aware; to pay a visit (to one's parents or elders)

Chinese Definition:
①检查：反省(检查自己)。省察(考察)。吾日三省吾身。
②知觉，觉悟：省悟。发人深省。
③看望父母、尊亲：省亲。省视。

Example Words:

反省	fǎn xǐng	to reflect upon oneself; to examine one's conscience; to question oneself; to search one's soul
发人深省	fā rén shēn xǐng	to provide food for thought (idiom); thought-provoking
省悟	xǐng wù	to wake up to reality; to come to oneself; to realize; to see the truth
不省人事HSK 5	bù xǐng rén shì	to lose consciousness; unconscious; in a coma
内省	nèi xǐng	to reflect upon oneself; introspection

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Example Sentences

1		zhè ge 这个 xiàn 县 wèi yú 位于 jiāng sū shěng 江苏省 de 的 zhōng bù 中部。 This county is located in the central part of Jiangsu province.
2		wǒ 我 měi tiān 每天 dōu 都 chī 吃 hé fàn 盒饭， shěng shí 省时 shěng xīn 省心。 I eat boxed lunches every day, it saves time and energy.
3		zhè zhǒng 这种 fāng shì 方式 shěng shí 省时 shěng lì 省力， hěn 很 shòu huān yíng 受欢迎。 This method is time-saving and popular.
4		chuān 穿 tuō xié 拖鞋 bù 不 xū yào 需要 jì 系 xié dài 鞋带， hěn 很 xǐng shì 省事。 It's convenient to wear slippers without tying shoelaces.
5		tā 他 zài 在 shěng 省 tú shū guǎn 图书馆 gōng zuò 工作 yǐ jīng 已经 10年 le 了。 He has been working in the provincial library for 10 years.

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1		zhè ge 这个 xiàn 县 wèi yú 位于 jiāng sū shěng 江苏省 de 的 zhōng bù 中部。 This county is located in the central part of Jiangsu province.
2		wǒ 我 měi tiān 每天 dōu 都 chī 吃 hé fàn 盒饭， shěng shí 省时 shěng xīn 省心。 I eat boxed lunches every day, it saves time and energy.
3		zhè zhǒng 这种 fāng shì 方式 shěng shí 省时 shěng lì 省力， hěn 很 shòu huān yíng 受欢迎。 This method is time-saving and popular.
4		chuān 穿 tuō xié 拖鞋 bù 不 xū yào 需要 jì 系 xié dài 鞋带， hěn 很 xǐng shì 省事。 It's convenient to wear slippers without tying shoelaces.
5		tā 他 zài 在 shěng 省 tú shū guǎn 图书馆 gōng zuò 工作 yǐ jīng 已经 10年 le 了。 He has been working in the provincial library for 10 years.

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