省

shěng

HSK 23 readings

“To save” in Chinese is 省 (shěng).

Other characters with the syllable sheng: see all 10 →

Meaning

to save; to economize; to be frugal
to omit; to delete; to leave out
province

Show 6 more meanings

provincial capital
a ministry (of the Japanese government)
bound formto scrutinize
bound formto reflect (on one's conduct)
bound formto come to realize
bound formto pay a visit (to one's parents or elders)

Example

我们可以为您节省不少时间。

From 节省 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

shěngto save; to economize; to be frugal / to omit; to delete; to leave out / province / provincial capital / a ministry (of the Japanese government)
xǐng(bound form) to scrutinize / (bound form) to reflect (on one's conduct) / (bound form) to come to realize / (bound form) to pay a visit (to one's parents or elders)

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Words containing 省

节省jiéshěngsavingHSK 4 省钱shěngqiánto save moneyHSK 6 反省fǎnxǐngto reflect upon oneselfHSK 7-9 省略shěnglüèto leave outHSK 7-9 省事shěngshìto simplify matters; to save troubleHSK 7-9

More HSK 2 characters

啊ainterjection of surpriseHSK 2 安āncalm; peacefulHSK 2 般bānsortHSK 2 板bǎnboardHSK 2 办bànto take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event)HSK 2 饱bǎoto eat till fullHSK 2 报bàoto report; to inform; to announceHSK 2 背bèito carry on one's backHSK 2 笔bǐwriting brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc)HSK 2 必bìcertainlyHSK 2

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