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Provincial capital in Chinese

provincial capital · HSK 5

省会 shěng huì

  1. 省 shěng province
  2. 会 huì can

Counted with 个: 一个省会 yí gè shěnghuì

广州是广东的省会。 Guangzhou is the provincial capital of Guangdong.

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How do you say provincial capital in Chinese?

Provincial capital in Chinese is 省会 (shěng huì).

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