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副地級市

简副地级市 · 繁副地級市

Mandarin · pinyin fù dì jí shì

sub-prefecture-level city (county level division, administered by province, not under a prefecture)

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副: fù · assist; supplement; assistant
地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
級: jí · level, rank, class; grade
市: shì · market, fair; city, town; trade
级: jí · level, rank, class; grade

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4–4–2–4 · fu4 di4 ji2 shi4

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