Meaning
frugal; save; to omit; to leave out; to save (money); province
Chinese: 省份；读 xǐng 时表示反省。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “sheng” becomes a different word in each tone. 省 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 节省jié shěngsaving; to save; to use sparingly; to cut down on
- 省略shěng lüèto leave out; an omission
- 省会shěng huìprovincial capital
- 省钱shěng qiánto save money
- 反省fǎn xǐngto reflect upon oneself; to examine one's conscience; to question oneself; to search one's soul
Example Sentence
坐地铁去比开车省时间。Zuò dì tiě qù bǐ kāi chē shěng shí jiān.Taking the subway saves more time than driving.
坐Zuòto sit地铁dì tiěunderground railway去qùto go比bǐcompared to开车kāi chēto drive a car (or train e省shěngto save时间shí jiān(concept of) time。