省
shěng
HSK level: HSK 4
Meaning
to save; to economize; to be frugal; to omit; to delete; to leave out; province; provincial capital
Other reading: xǐng
(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)
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Examples
这辆车很省油。
zhè liàng chē hěn shěng yóu。
This car is very economical on gas.
Words with this character
节省 jié shěng saving反省 fǎn xǐng to reflect upon oneself省钱 shěng qián to save money省略 shěng lüè to leave out省事 xǐng shì perceptive省会 shěng huì provincial capital不省人事 bù xǐng rén shì to lose consciousness归省 guī xǐng to go home for a visit俭省 jiǎn shěng thrifty简省 jiǎn shěng to simplify跨省 kuà shěng interprovincial猛省 měng xǐng to realize suddenly内省 nèi xǐng to reflect upon oneself轻省 qīng sheng relaxed全省 quán shěng the whole province缺省 quē shěng default省便 shěng biàn convenient省称 shěng chēng abbreviation省城 shěng chéng provincial capital省得 shěng de to avoid省电 shěng diàn to save electricity省份 shěng fèn province省分 shěng fèn variant of 省份[sheng3 fen4]