省会 (shěng huì) — provincial capital
Definition
The capital city of a Chinese province (e.g., 成都 for Sichuan). 首都 is the national capital (北京), and 首府 is a region's capital — 省会 refers specifically to provincial capitals.
noun
provincial capital
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 省会。shěng huì Shì yí gè shěng de zhèng zhì zhōng xīn.A provincial capital is the political center of a province.
- 省会？Nǐ zhī dào sì chuān de shěng huì shì chéng dū ma?Do you know that the provincial capital of Sichuan is Chengdu?
- 省会。Tā dà xué bì yè hòu qù le shěng huì gōng zuò.After graduating from university, he went to work in the provincial capital.
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