Usage of the character 省
xǐng
省
[省]
- (bound form) to scrutinize
- (bound form) to reflect (on one's conduct)
- (bound form) to come to realize
- (bound form) to pay a visit (to one's parents or elders)
shěng
省
[省]
- to save; to economize; to be frugal
- to omit; to delete; to leave out
- province
- provincial capital
- a ministry (of the Japanese government)
xǐngchá
省察
[省察]
- to examine
- to cast a critical eye over (especially in the context of introspection)
qīngsheng
轻省
[輕省]
- relaxed
- easy
fǎnxǐng
反省
[反省]
- to reflect upon oneself
- to examine one's conscience
- to question oneself
- to search one's soul
xǐngwù
省悟
[省悟]
- to wake up to reality
- to come to oneself
- to realize
- to see the truth
xǐngqīn
省亲
[省親]
- to visit one's parents
kuàshěng
跨省
[跨省]
- interprovincial; multiprovincial
guīxǐng
归省
[歸省]
- to go home for a visit; to return to one's parents' home to pay respects
shěngchéng
省城
[省城]
- provincial capital
shěnglüè
省略
[省略]
- to leave out
- an omission
shěngjiǎn
省俭
[省儉]
- frugal; thrifty
shěnghuì
省会
[省會]
- provincial capital
shěngqián
省钱
[省錢]
- to save money
zìxǐng
自省
[自省]
- to examine oneself
- to reflect on one's shortcomings
- introspection
- self-awareness
- self-criticism
jiǎnshěng
简省
[簡省]
- to simplify
- to reduce to essentials
- economical
shěngfèn
省份
[省份]
- province
shěngshì
省市
[省市]
- provinces and cities
shěngde
省得
[省得]
- to avoid
- so as to save (money or time)
shěngxīn
省心
[省心]
- to cause no trouble
- to be spared worry
- worry-free
jiǎnshěng
俭省
[儉省]
- thrifty; economical; sparing
xǐngshì
省事
[省事]
- perceptive; understanding
- (archaic) to handle administrative work
shěngjìn
省劲
[省勁]
- to save labor
- to save effort
shěngzhǎng
省长
[省長]
- governor of a province
xǐngshì
省视
[省視]
- to call upon
- to inspect
shěngjiè
省界
[省界]
- provincial boundary
shěngzhì
省治
[省治]
- a provincial capital
měngxǐng
猛省
[猛省]
- to realize suddenly
- to suddenly recall
shěngwěi
省委
[省委]
- provincial Party committee
jiéshěng
节省
[節省]
- saving
- to save
- to use sparingly
- to cut down on
shěngquè
省却
[省卻]
- to save
- to get rid of (so saving space)
shěngyuán
省垣
[省垣]
- a provincial capital
shěngjí
省级
[省級]
- (administrative) province-level
quēshěng
缺省
[缺省]
- default (setting)
shěngdiàn
省电
[省電]
- to save electricity
xíngshěng
行省
[行省]
- province (old)
shěnglì
省力
[省力]
- to save labor
- to save effort
shěngbiàn
省便
[省便]
- convenient
shěngchēng
省称
[省稱]
- abbreviation
quánshěng
全省
[全省]
- the whole province
shěngshì
省事
[省事]
- to simplify matters; to save trouble
shěngqù
省去
[省去]
- to omit
- to dispense with
- to make unnecesary
- to save (time, trouble etc)
nèixǐng
内省
[內省]
- to reflect upon oneself
- introspection
shěngliú
省流
[省流]
- to conserve mobile data; to minimize mobile data usage (abbr. for 省流量 (shěngliúliàng))
shěngyīn
省音
[省音]
- (linguistics) elision
Zhèjiāng Shěng
浙江省
[浙江省]
- Zhejiang Province (Chekiang) in east China, abbr. 浙 ( Zhè), capital Hangzhou 杭州 ( Hángzhōu)
yùhóngshěng
玉红省
[玉紅省]
- rubicene (chemistry)
Jílín Shěng
吉林省
[吉林省]
- Jilin Province (Kirin) in northeast China, abbr. 吉, capital Changchun 長春／长春 ( Chángchūn)
Jiāngxī Shěng
江西省
[江西省]
- Jiangxi Province (Kiangsi) in southeast China, abbr. 贛／赣 ( Gàn), capital Nanchang 南昌 ( Nánchāng)
Hénánshěng
河南省
[河南省]
- Henan province (Honan) in central China, abbr. 豫 ( Yù), capital Zhengzhou 鄭州／郑州 ( Zhèngzhōu)
shěngshengba
省省吧
[省省吧]
- (coll.) Don't waste your breath.
- Save it!
Zhōngyāng Shěng
中央省
[中央省]
- Töv Province (Töv Aimag) of Mongolia
- Central Province (the name of provinces in various nations)
Níngxià Shěng
宁夏省
[寧夏省]
- former Ningxia province, now Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區／宁夏回族自治区 ( Níngxià Huízú Zìzhìqū)
shěng Gǎng Aò
省港澳
[省港澳]
- abbr. for the economic region of Guangdong Province (or Guangzhou), Hong Kong and Macao
Shāndōng Shěng
山东省
[山東省]
- Shandong, province in northeast China, short name 魯／鲁 ( Lǔ), capital Jinan 濟南／济南 ( Jǐnán)
Wénbùshěng
文部省
[文部省]
- Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (Japan), ceased to exist in 2001 when it was merged with another ministry
Yúnnán Shěng
云南省
[雲南省]
- Yunnan Province in southwest China, bordering on Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar, abbr. 滇 ( Diān) or 雲／云 ( Yún), capital Kunming 昆明 ( Kūnmíng)
Qīnghǎishěng
青海省
[青海省]
- Qinghai province (Tsinghai) in west China, abbr. 青, capital Xining 西寧／西宁
Anhuī Shěng
安徽省
[安徽省]
- Anhui Province, short name 皖 ( Wǎn), capital Hefei 合肥 ( Héféi)
Shānxī Shěng
山西省
[山西省]
- Shanxi Province (Shansi) in north China between Hebei and Shaanxi, abbr. 晉／晋 ( Jìn) capital Taiyuan 太原 ( Tàiyuán)
Jiāngnánshěng
江南省
[江南省]
- name of Qing dynasty province covering south Jiangsu, south Anhui and north Zhejiang provinces, with capital at Nanjing
Hǎinán Shěng
海南省
[海南省]
- Hainan Province, in South China Sea, abbr. 瓊／琼 ( Qióng), capital Haikou 海口 ( Hǎikǒu)
Wànbóshěng
万博省
[萬博省]
- Huambo province of Angola
Fújiànshěng
福建省
[福建省]
- Fujian province (Fukien) in east China, abbr. 閩／闽, capital Fuzhou 福州
- Fujian province (Fukien) in Taiwan
shěngjìnr
省劲儿
[省勁兒]
- erhua variant of 省勁／省劲 (shěngjìn)
Suíyuǎnshěng
绥远省
[綏遠省]
- former Suiyuan province in Inner Mongolia and Shanxi
Hòushēngshěng
厚生省
[厚生省]
- Ministry of Health and Welfare (Japan) (replaced in 2001 by 厚生勞動省／厚生劳动省 ( Hòushēng Láodòngshěng))
Héběi Shěng
河北省
[河北省]
- Hebei Province (Hopeh) in north China surrounding Beijing, short name 冀 ( Jì), capital Shijiazhuang 石家莊／石家庄 ( Shíjiāzhuāng)
Shǎnxī Shěng
陕西省
[陝西省]
- Shaanxi Province (Shensi) in northwest China, abbr. 陝／陕 ( Shǎn) or 秦 ( Qín), capital Xi'an 西安 ( Xī'ān)
wàiwùshěng
外务省
[外務省]
- foreign ministry (e.g. of Japan or Korea)
Táiwānshěng
台湾省
[臺灣省]
- Taiwan province (PRC term)
Guǎngxī Shěng
广西省
[廣西省]
- Guangxi Province, which in 1958 became Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區／广西壮族自治区 ( Guǎngxi Zhuàngzu Zizhiqù), capital Nanning 南寧／南宁 ( Nánning)
běnshěngrén
本省人
[本省人]
- people of this province
- (in Taiwan) Han Chinese people other than those who moved to Taiwan from mainland China after 1945 and their descendants
Húběi Shěng
湖北省
[湖北省]
- Hubei Province (Hupeh) in central China, abbr. 鄂 ( E), capital Wuhan 武漢／武汉 ( Wǔhàn)
Chén Xǐngshēn
陈省身
[陳省身]
- Shiing-Shen Chern (1911-2004), Chinese-American mathematician
shěnglüèhào
省略号
[省略號]
- ellipsis (punctuation)
Xìndéshěng
信德省
[信德省]
- Sindh province of Pakistan
Guìzhōushěng
贵州省
[貴州省]
- Guizhou province (Kweichow) in south central China, abbr. to 黔 ( Qián) or 貴／贵 ( Guì), capital Guiyang 貴陽／贵阳 ( Guìyáng)
Dōngsān Shěng
东三省
[東三省]
- the three provinces of Northeast China, namely: Liaoning Province 遼寧省／辽宁省 ( Liáoníng Shěng), Jilin Province 吉林省 ( Jílín Shěng) and Heilongjiang Province 黑龍江省／黑龙江省 ( Hēilóngjiāng Shěng)
Sìchuān Shěng
四川省
[四川省]
- Sichuan province (Szechuan) in southwest China, abbr. 川 ( Chuān) or 蜀 ( Shǔ), capital Chengdu 成都 ( Chéngdū)
Liáoníng Shěng
辽宁省
[遼寧省]
- Liaoning province in northeast China, short name 遼／辽 ( Liáo), capital Shenyang 瀋陽／沈阳 ( Shěnyáng)
fùshěngjí
副省级
[副省級]
- sub-provincial (not provincial status, but independent)
Guǎngdōng Shěng
广东省
[廣東省]
- Guangdong Province (Kwangtung) in south China, short name 粵／粤 ( Yuè), capital Guangzhou 廣州／广州 ( Guǎngzhōu)
Húnán Shěng
湖南省
[湖南省]
- Hunan Province in south central China, abbr. 湘 ( Xiāng), capital Changsha 長沙／长沙 ( Chángshā)
Yàqíshěng
亚齐省
[亞齊省]
- Aceh province of Indonesia in northwest Sumatra
Gānsù Shěng
甘肃省
[甘肅省]
- Gansu Province, abbr. 甘 ( Gān), short name 隴／陇 ( Lǒng), capital Lanzhou 蘭州／兰州 ( Lánzhōu)
shěngxiáshì
省辖市
[省轄市]
- provincial city
nèixǐngxìng
内省性
[內省性]
- introversion
- introspective
Xīkāngshěng
西康省
[西康省]
- western Kham
- historic province of Tibet in Kham region and west Sichuan, a province of Republic of China 1928-49 with capital Ya'an 雅安 ( Yǎ'ān)
shěngzìhào
省字号
[省字號]
- an apostrophe (punct.)
Jiāngsū Shěng
江苏省
[江蘇省]
- Jiangsu Province (Kiangsu) in southeast China, abbr. 蘇／苏 ( Sū), capital Nanjing 南京 ( Nánjīng)
bùxǐngrénshì
不省人事
[不省人事]
- to lose consciousness
- unconscious
- in a coma
hūndìngchénxǐng
昏定晨省
[昏定晨省]
- seeing to bed in the evening and visiting in the morning (ancient filial duty)
Hèlātèshěng
赫拉特省
[赫拉特省]
- Herat province of Afghanistan
Kǎndàhāshěng
坎大哈省
[坎大哈省]
- Kandahar province of Afghanistan
fārénshēnxǐng
发人深省
[發人深省]
- to provide food for thought (idiom)
- thought-provoking
Bāgélánshěng
巴格兰省
[巴格蘭省]
- Baghlan province of north Afghanistan
shěnglüèfúhào
省略符号
[省略符號]
- apostrophe
shěngchījiǎnyòng
省吃俭用
[省吃儉用]
- to live frugally
chénhūndìngxǐng
晨昏定省
[晨昏定省]
- morning and evening visits to parents
- cf 昏定晨省 (hūndìngchénxǐng)
Bǐlùzhīshěng
俾路支省
[俾路支省]
- Balochistan (Pakistan)
chǎnliángdàshěng
产粮大省
[產糧大省]
- major agricultural province
Pángzhēpǔshěng
旁遮普省
[旁遮普省]
- Punjab province of Pakistan
Andàlüèshěng
安大略省
[安大略省]
- Ontario province, Canada
Jiāzīníshěng
加兹尼省
[加茲尼省]
- Ghazni or Ghaznah province of Afghanistan
shěngyóudedēng
省油的灯
[省油的燈]
- sb who is easy to deal with
shěngzhíguǎnxiàn
省直管县
[省直管縣]
- direct management of a county by the province (PRC administrative reform)
Hēilóngjiāng Shěng
黑龙江省
[黑龍江省]
- Heilongjiang Province (Heilungkiang) in northeast China, abbr. 黑, capital Harbin 哈爾濱／哈尔滨 ( Hā'ěrbīn)
Nónglín Shuǐchǎnshěng
农林水产省
[農林水產省]
- Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Japan)
fùshěngjíchéngshì
副省级城市
[副省級城市]
- subprovincial city (having independent economic status within a province)
Wǎ'ěrdákè Shěng
瓦尔达克省
[瓦爾達克省]
- Wardak (Afghan province)
Nángéhā'ěrshěng
楠格哈尔省
[楠格哈爾省]
- Nangarhar province of Afghanistan
Hòushēng Láodòngshěng
厚生劳动省
[厚生勞動省]
- Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (Japan)
Máshěng Lǐgōng Xuéyuàn
麻省理工学院
[麻省理工學院]
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Bùlièdiān Gēlúnbǐyàshěng
不列颠哥伦比亚省
[不列顛哥倫比亞省]
- British Columbia, Pacific province of Canada