省
save; omit; province; provincial capital
Meanings
5 senses · 21 examplesverb
to save; to economize
Used for reducing expenditure or resource usage, opposite of 费 (to waste/spend heavily).
He is very frugal平时 and saves all his money.
We should save water and electricity to contribute to environmental protection.
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Cut down on food and expenses to save up for a house.
Mom always says we should spend frugally and not buy things randomly.
This company saved a lot of costs by optimizing its workflow.
verb
to omit; to cut out
Used for removing steps, words, or parts of something.
You can omit irrelevant details from this report.
To save time, we cut out one cooking step.
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When writing an essay, you can omit redundant descriptive phrases.
This step has been omitted, and the process is now more efficient.
This conversation is a bit wordy, can we cut out some parts?
noun
province (administrative division)
formalFirst-level administrative division of China, directly under the central government.
Guangdong Province is one of the most economically developed provinces in China.
My hometown is in a small city in Shandong Province.
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Taiwan Province is an inalienable part of China.
Zhejiang Province has many beautiful ancient water towns.
Sichuan Province is famous nationwide for its spicy hot pot and pandas.
noun
provincial capital
Refers to the capital city of a province.
We will go to the provincial capital for a meeting tomorrow and need to leave at 6 AM.
After arriving at the provincial capital, we will first go to the hotel to check in.
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It takes a two-hour drive to get from here to the provincial capital.
Provincial capital cities are usually the political and economic center of the province.
He just returned from a business trip to the provincial capital last week.
noun
surname Sheng
A rare Chinese family name.
Mr. Sheng is an old client of our company.