comprehend; introspect; visit comprehend; introspect; visit; frugal; save; to omit; to leave out; to save (money); province |
to meet; to gather; group to meet; to gather; group; to assemble; association; be able to; be likely to; to balance an account; accounting | ||
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| trad. (省會) | 省 | 會 | |
| simp. (省会) | 省 | 会 | |
省會
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 (shěnghuì) 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.
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 省會, 省城, 省治, 省垣 | |
| Mandarin | Taiwan | 省會, 省城 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 省城 |
| Hong Kong | 省城, 省會 | |
| Dongguan | 省城 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 省城 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 省會, 省城 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 省會, 省城 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 省會, 省城 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 省會, 省城 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 省會, 省城 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 省會, 省城 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 省會 |
| Quanzhou | 省會 | |
| Zhangzhou | 省會 | |
| Jieyang | 省城 | |