<p>A common way to say it should be "他也算是<strong>我们省</strong>的名人".</p>

<p>我省 is an established idiom, meaning "our province". It's a formal word and is often used in government reports and political agendas. Similar phrases include 我国, 我县, etc. You don't see normal people use them often.</p>

<p>省份 usually refers to one or several provinces in relation to the whole country, so you usually don't use it with a personal pronoun, like 我的省份, 我们省份, 你们省份, etc. </p>

<p>If you google 我省份, all you find is the funny 我省份证, which should be 我身份证 of course.</p>

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I don't see the logical relation between "省份 usually refers to one or several provinces in relation to the whole country" and "possessive pronoun+省份 is not okay". Can you explain more?
cnwang09
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Sorry i did an awful job explaining it. There isn't really much reason to it. Being idiomatic requires no reason.. You just watch how people use it and follow the conventions. 我省份 is not in wide use, so you may want to avoid it.
Wang Dingwei
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Wang Dingwei
<p>Based on a simple induction on my daily uses, it seems to me that 省 is mostly used to reference a specific province, while 省份 is used for a general  province or the concept itself.</p>

<p>For example, </p>

<p>这是一个贫穷的省份。(This is a poor province.) 省份 can be used since we are talking about one province (considering the indefinite article in the English translation may be helpful?), and 省 is OK as well.</p>

<p>在我们省有很多 IT 公司。(In our province there are lots of IT companies.) 省份 would be strange if it was used here.</p>

<p>If you are not sure when speaking or writing, using 省 will be OK.</p>

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"省 is mostly used to reference a specific province" -- Not true. 长江中下游的六个省发生了洪涝灾害。
Wang Dingwei
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@Wang Dingwei  Is "在一个省份就有很多IT公司" grammatically correct?
cnwang09
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no problem, but you said *mostly* which may not be true
Wang Dingwei
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Sorry, I am more confused. According to the above explanation, it looks like "省" can be used in both specific provinces and non-specific provinces. But "省份" can be used both in specific provinces and non-specific provinces too. The sentence "在一个省份就有很多IT公司" is an example of "non-specific". The example of specific provinces is: 千百年来，这条河就这样默默地滋养着这个贫瘠的省份。 So in the end, what is the difference between "省" and "省份"?
cnwang09
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pjhades
<p>the 2nd one is right.</p>

<p>when they("省"and "省份") mean "province", you can  think they are  the same, otherwise not.For example, there can  be "省略"  but no  "省份略" </p>

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ho lu
<p>Two sentences "他也算是我省的名人" and "他也算是我省份的名人", is the second sentence wrong? If it is wrong, why? </p>

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My feeling is that the difference is akin to 月 vs. 月份, or 'house' vs. 'household' in English - the former can be used to address a particular instance while the latter is usually used to express the concept itself, although for the particular pair (省 and 省份), the difference is of little significance and they are interchangeable in most cases.
NS.X.
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@NS.X. But "他定于四月份回国" is correct!
cnwang09
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That's right, there is a large overlap in meaning and usage. The difference was referring to the non-overlapped part.
NS.X.
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@NS.X. I think my question is: in which case they are not interchangeable?
cnwang09
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I don't know for sure, that's why I only left a comment and it started with 'my feeling is'. I am also looking forward to a comprehensive answer.
NS.X.
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What is the difference between 省 and 省份?
# What is the difference between 省 and 省份?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-01-09)

Two sentences "他也算是我省的名人" and "他也算是我省份的名人", is the second sentence wrong? If it is wrong, why?

**Tags:** grammar, vocabulary
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: My feeling is that the difference is akin to 月 vs. 月份, or 'house' vs. 'household' in English - the former can be used to address a particular instance while the latter is usually used to express the concept itself, although for the particular pair (省 and 省份), the difference is of little significance and they are interchangeable in most cases.  
> **username_0**: @NS.X. But "他定于四月份回国" is correct!  
> **username_1**: That's right, there is a large overlap in meaning and usage. The difference was referring to the non-overlapped part.  
> **username_0**: @NS.X. I think my question is: in which case they are not interchangeable?  
> **username_1**: I don't know for sure, that's why I only left a comment and it started with 'my feeling is'. I am also looking forward to a comprehensive answer.  

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2015-01-09. Score: 1

A common way to say it should be "他也算是**我们省**的名人".

我省 is an established idiom, meaning "our province". It's a formal word and is often used in government reports and political agendas. Similar phrases include 我国, 我县, etc. You don't see normal people use them often.

省份 usually refers to one or several provinces in relation to the whole country, so you usually don't use it with a personal pronoun, like 我的省份, 我们省份, 你们省份, etc.

If you google 我省份, all you find is the funny 我省份证, which should be 我身份证 of course.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: I don't see the logical relation between "省份 usually refers to one or several provinces in relation to the whole country" and "possessive pronoun+省份 is not okay". Can you explain more?  
> **username_2**: Sorry i did an awful job explaining it. There isn't really much reason to it. Being idiomatic requires no reason.. You just watch how people use it and follow the conventions. 我省份 is not in wide use, so you may want to avoid it.  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2015-01-09. Score: 0

Based on a simple induction on my daily uses, it seems to me that 省 is mostly used to reference a specific province, while 省份 is used for a general province or the concept itself.

For example,

这是一个贫穷的省份。(This is a poor province.) 省份 can be used since we are talking about one province (considering the indefinite article in the English translation may be helpful?), and 省 is OK as well.

在我们省有很多 IT 公司。(In our province there are lots of IT companies.) 省份 would be strange if it was used here.

If you are not sure when speaking or writing, using 省 will be OK.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: "省 is mostly used to reference a specific province" -- Not true. 长江中下游的六个省发生了洪涝灾害。  
> **username_0**: @Wang Dingwei  Is "在一个省份就有很多IT公司" grammatically correct?  
> **username_2**: no problem, but you said *mostly* which may not be true  
> **username_0**: Sorry, I am more confused. According to the above explanation, it looks like "省" can be used in both specific provinces and non-specific provinces. But "省份" can be used both in specific provinces and non-specific provinces too. The sentence "在一个省份就有很多IT公司" is an example of "non-specific". The example of specific provinces is: 千百年来，这条河就这样默默地滋养着这个贫瘠的省份。 So in the end, what is the difference between "省" and "省份"?  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2018-11-19. Score: -1

the 2nd one is right.

when they("省"and "省份") mean "province", you can think they are the same, otherwise not.For example, there can be "省略" but no "省份略"


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