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省會

省會

See also: 省会

Chinese

 
comprehend; introspect; visit; frugal; save; to omit; to leave out; to save (money); province
 
to meet; to gather; group; to assemble; association; be able to; be likely to; to balance an account; accounting
trad. (省會)
simp. (省会)

Noun

省會

  1. provincial capital
    成都四川省會 [MSC, trad.]
    成都四川省会 [MSC, simp.]
    Chéngdū shì Sìchuān de shěnghuì. [Pinyin]
    Chengdu is the capital of Sichuan.

Usage notes

When translating the English term capital city, use 首都 (shǒudū) when referring to the capital of a country, 首府 (shǒufǔ) when referring to the capital of a state or autonomous region, and 省會省会 when referring to the capital of a province. Alternative terms for the capital of a country include 國都国都 (guódū), 京城 (jīngchéng), 京都 (jīngdū), 京邑 (jīngyì) and 都城 (dūchéng) all of which are more commonly used in literary language.

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