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副省級城市

简副省级城市 · 繁副省級城市

Mandarin · pinyin fù shěng jí chéng shì

subprovincial city (having independent economic status within a province)

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副: fù · assist; supplement; assistant
省: shěng · province; save, economize
級: jí · level, rank, class; grade
城: chéng · castle; city, town; municipality
市: shì · market, fair; city, town; trade
级: jí · level, rank, class; grade

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4–3–2–2–4 · fu4 sheng3 ji2 cheng2 shi4

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