省会

shěng huì

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HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Noun Rare

Definitions

1. provincial capital

Word relationships

Related words

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• 首都 shǒu dū 首都 shǒu dū capital (city) national capital, as distinct from a provincial capital: capital (city)
• 直辖市 zhí xiá shì 直辖市 zhí xiá shì municipality, namely: Beijing 北京, Tianjin 天津, Shanghai 上海 and Chongqing 重慶|重庆, the first level administrative subdivision direct-administered municipality like Beijing or Shanghai, different from provincial capitals: municipality, namely: Beijing 北京, Tianjin 天津, Shanghai 上海 and Chongqing 重慶|重庆, the first level administrative subdivision

Synonyms

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• 省城 shěng chéng 省城 shěng chéng provincial capital refers to the capital city of a province, interchangeable with 省会 in many contexts: provincial capital

Usage notes

Collocations

省会 is often used with the name of a province, e.g., 河北省省会 is Shijiazhuang.

Example Sentences

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广州是广东省的 省会 。

Guangzhou is the capital of Guangdong province.

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Child Words of 省会

• 会 会 kuài: to balance an account
• 省 省 shěng: to save
• 省 省 xǐng: (bound form) to scrutinize
• 会 会 huì: can