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省 shěng

to save (money, time; economize)

Strokes
9
Level
HSK 4
Radical
目
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 少目 ⿱少目

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  1. 我们应该节省用水。
    Wǒmen yīnggāi jiéshěng yòngshuǐ.
    We should save water.
    we should save use-water
  2. 这样做能省多少钱？
    Zhèyàng zuò néng shěng duōshao qián?
    How much money can be saved by doing this?
    this-way do can save how-much money
  3. 我们省点儿钱吧。
    Wǒmen shěng diǎnr qián ba.
    Let's save a bit of money.
    we save a-bit money (suggestion)
  4. 这部分内容不能省略。
    Zhè bùfen nèiróng bùnéng shěnglüè.
    This part of the content cannot be omitted.
    this part content not-can omit
  5. 广州是广东省的省会。
    Guǎngzhōu shì Guǎngdōng shěng de shěnghuì.
    Guangzhou is the provincial capital of Guangdong Province.
    Guangzhou is Guangdong province (particle) provincial-capital

Words with 省 (5)