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省

shěng · sheng/xǐng · xing

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HSK 2Old HSK 4

Meaning

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shěng 省

  1. to save; to economize; to be frugal
  2. to omit; to delete; to leave out
  3. province
  4. provincial capital
  5. a ministry (of the Japanese government)

xǐng 省

  1. (bound form) to scrutinize
  2. (bound form) to reflect (on one's conduct)
  3. (bound form) to come to realize
  4. (bound form) to pay a visit (to one's parents or elders)
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Saving money

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)省钱(shěngqián)，每(měi)天(tiān)走路(zǒulù)上班(shàngbān)。

    I am saving money. I walk to work every day.

  2. Liangliang

    一个(yīgè)月(yuè)能(néng)省(shěng)多少(duōshao)？

    How much can you save in a month?

  3. Dengdeng

    省(shěng)两百(liǎngbǎi)块(kuài)。

    I save two hundred yuan.

  4. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)你(nǐ)上个月(shànggèyuè)买(mǎi)了(le)一副(yīfù)新(xīn)耳机(ěrjī)。

    But last month you bought a new pair of headphones.

  5. Dengdeng

    所以(suǒyǐ)我(wǒ)省(shěng)的(de)钱(qián)，都(dōu)花(huā)在(zài)耳机(ěrjī)上(shàng)了(le)。

    So all the money I saved went on headphones.

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2 examples
01

为(wèi)了(le)省(shěng)钱(qián)，他(tā)每(měi)天(tiān)自(zì)己(jǐ)做(zuò)饭(fàn)。

To save money, he cooks for himself every day.

02

这(zhè)个(ge)省(shěng)有(yǒu)很(hěn)多(duō)美(měi)丽(lì)的(de)山(shān)。

This province has many beautiful mountains.

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