province (not used with proper names)
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
province; administrative division (used as a common noun, not combined with specific proper names)
Used when referring to provinces generally. Unlike 省, it is not used directly attached to proper names (e.g., say 山东省, not *山东省份). It functions as a common noun counting or describing provinces as units.
Tái台
wān湾
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
de的
yī一
gè个
shěng省
fèn份
。
Taiwan is a province of China.
Xǔ许
duō多
shěng省
fèn份
lián连
nián年
fēng丰
shōu收
。
Many provinces have had bumper harvests for years running.
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Zhōng中
guó国
gòng共
yǒu有
èr二
shí十
sān三
gè个
shěng省
fèn份
。
China has a total of twenty-three provinces.
Zhè这
gè个
shěng省
fèn份
de的
jīng经
jì济
fā发
zhǎn展
hěn很
kuài快
。
The economy of this province is developing rapidly.