Definition
省份 (shěng fèn) is a general, collective term for 'province' as an administrative division, often used when talking about provinces in a broad or abstract sense (e.g., 'how many provinces'). It differs from 省 (shěng), which is the everyday word for a specific province (e.g., '广东省'). 省份 is less common in naming individual provinces.
noun
province
Examples
- 省份?Zhōngguó yǒu duōshao gè shěng fèn?How many provinces does China have?
- 省份。Zhège shěng fèn de jīngjì zēngzhǎng hěn kuài.The economic growth of this province is very fast.
- 省份。Nánfāng jǐ gè shěng fèn de tiānqì bǐjiào cháoshī.The weather in several southern provinces is relatively humid.
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