该省 (gāi shěng) — (formal, demonstrative) the said province, that province (referring to a specific province previously introduced)

Definition

该省 is a formal written pronoun: 'the said / that province', referring back to a province already introduced. Use 省 only when the unit is a province (not a city or country).

pronoun
(formal, demonstrative) the said provincethat province (referring to a specific province previously introduced)

Examples

  • 该省。
    gāi shěng De jīng jì zēng zhǎng lǜ lián xù sān nián chāo guò quán guó píng jūn shuǐ píng.
    The economic growth rate of the said province has exceeded the national average for three consecutive years.
  • ，该省。
    Bào gào zhǐ chū, gāi shěng de rén kǒu mì dù gāo yú zhōu biān dì qū.
    The report points out that the population density of the said province is higher than that of surrounding areas.
  • 该省。
    gāi shěng Yǐ chū tái xīn de huán bǎo zhèng cè yǐ jiǎn shǎo wū rǎn.
    The said province has introduced new environmental policies to reduce pollution.

Origin

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 該; 该 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yán
Sound part声符shēngfú
亥
亥hài該gāi
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 該 pairs 言 (speech) with 亥 as a sound part; the simplified 该 is a shorthand, so its parts are not the historical components.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

The upper part of 省 is a changed form of 生, which gave the sound, while the lower 目 is an eye; the picture showed looking closely or inspecting.

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