How common it is
省会 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
Pronunciation focus
Say shěng huì slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
“省会”是一个省份最重要的城市，比如广州是广东省的省会。
“Shěng huì” shì yī gè shěng fèn zuì zhòng yào de chéng shì, bǐ rú Guǎng zhōu shì Guǎng dōng shěng de shěng huì.
"Provincial capital" is the most important city in a province, such as Guangzhou is the provincial capital of Guangdong Province.
Context note
省会通常有很多人和高楼大厦。
Shěng huì tōng cháng yǒu hěn duō rén hé gāo lóu dà shà.
Provincial capitals usually have many people and tall buildings.
5 examples
成都是四川省的省会。
chéng dū shì sì chuān shěng de shěng huì。
Chengdu is the provincial capital of Sichuan Province.
省会城市很热闹。
shěng huì chéng shì hěn rè nào。
The provincial capital city is very lively.
我们去省会参观博物馆。
wǒ men qù shěng huì cān guān bó wù guǎn。
We went to the provincial capital to visit the museum.
这个省会的公园很大。
zhè ge shěng huì de gōng yuán hěn dà。
The park in this provincial capital is very large.
省会有很多学校。
shěng huì yǒu hěn duō xué xiào。
The provincial capital has many schools.
5 mini stories
我们住在省会。每天都能看到很多车。
wǒ men zhù zài shěng huì。 měi tiān dōu néng kàn dào hěn duō chē。
We live in the provincial capital. We see many cars every day.
省会的图书馆很大。我借了很多书。
shěng huì de tú shū guǎn hěn dà。 wǒ jiè le hěn duō shū。
The library in the provincial capital is very large. I borrowed many books.
爸爸在省会工作。他周末回家。
bà ba zài shěng huì gōng zuò。 tā zhōu mò huí jiā。
Dad works in the provincial capital. He comes home on weekends.
省会有很多好吃的。我最喜欢面条。
shěng huì yǒu hěn duō hǎo chī de。 wǒ zuì xǐ huan miàn tiáo。
The provincial capital has a lot of delicious food. I like noodles the most.
我们坐火车去省会。路上风景很美。
wǒ men zuò huǒ chē qù shěng huì。 lù shang fēng jǐng hěn měi。
We took a train to the provincial capital. The scenery along the way was beautiful.