shěng

HSK 2
common

Meaning of

省 means to save; to economize; to omit; to cut out. Pronounced shěng. HSK 2.

  • to save; to economize
  • to omit; to cut out
  • province (administrative division)

Character Info

Radical
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Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

píng
shí
hěn
shěng
 
qián
dōu
cún
lái
le
 

He is very frugal平时 and saves all his money.

men
yào
shěng
shuǐ
diàn
 
wèi
huán
bǎo
chū
fèn
 

We should save water and electricity to contribute to environmental protection.

Shěng
chī
jiǎn
yòng
zǎn
qián
mǎi
fáng
zi
 

Cut down on food and expenses to save up for a house.

ma
zǒng
shuō
yào
shěng
zhe
diǎn
huā
qián
 
yào
luàn
mǎi
dōng
xi西
 

Mom always says we should spend frugally and not buy things randomly.

Zhè
jiā
gōng
tōng
guò
yōu
huà
liú
chéng
shěng
le
shǎo
chéng
běn
 

This company saved a lot of costs by optimizing its workflow.