省

• 拼音: shěng
• 汉字拆解: 省 = 少 (few) + 目 (eye), originally meaning 'to examine carefully'

含义

Province. A top-level administrative division in China.

China is divided into provinces (省), autonomous regions, municipalities, and special administrative regions. There are 23 provinces in mainland China. The word is used when referring to administrative areas and is part of many place names such as 广东省, 四川省, and 山东省.

例句

1. 中国一共有多少个省？
2. 我的家乡在山东省。
3. 这个省有很多美丽的山。

用法指南

语境: geography, administration, travel

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 你是哪个省的？(Which province are you from?)
• 广东省在中国的南方。(Guangdong Province is in southern China.)

错误说法

• 不要把省和市混淆 (Don't confuse 省 and 市 — 省 is a province-level administrative unit, while 市 is a city; each province contains many cities)

起源与历史

少 (shǎo, few) + 目 (mù, eye). The original meaning was 'to examine carefully with discerning eyes.' The administrative meaning of 'province' developed later.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal