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Referring to a province with 省 (shěng)
Structure
Province Name + 省
Explanation
省 (shěng) means "province" and is the primary administrative division in China. It is placed after the province name as a suffix. For example, 四川省 means "Sichuan Province" and 广东省 means "Guangdong Province."
Examples
她来自浙江省，是在杭州长大的。
tā láizì zhèjiāng shěng, shì zài hángzhōu zhǎngdà de.
She is from Zhejiang Province and grew up in Hangzhou.
四川省的面积在中国各省中排名靠前。
sìchuān shěng de miànjī zài zhōngguó gè shěng zhōng páimíng kàoqián.
Sichuan Province ranks among the largest provinces in China by area.
广东省是中国经济最发达的省之一。
guǎngdōng shěng shì zhōngguó jīngjì zuì fādá de shěng zhī yī.
Guangdong Province is one of the most economically developed provinces in China.
她来自浙江省，是在杭州长大的。
Tā láizì Zhèjiāng shěng, shì zài Hángzhōu zhǎngdà de.
She is from Zhejiang Province and grew up in Hangzhou.
四川省的面积在中国各省中排名靠前。
Sìchuān shěng de miànjī zài Zhōngguó gè shěng zhōng páimíng kàoqián.
Sichuan Province ranks near the top among Chinese provinces in terms of area.
广东省是中国经济最发达的省之一。
Guǎngdōng shěng shì Zhōngguó jīngjì zuì fādá de shěng zhī yī.
Guangdong Province is one of the most economically developed provinces in China.